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Rece Davis, ESPN's College Football GameDay leading analyst and authority on collegiate sports talks about the impact of NIL
It’s been a year since the Supreme Court dealt the NCAA an overwhelming loss, leading them to change their rules regarding the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The new rules give college athletes the right to control and potentially profit from the commercial use of their NIL. Student athletes are capitalizing on these opportunities with lucrative deals.
Rece Davis, the preeminent host of ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning College GameDay and a fixture in millions of households every Saturday will join our NIL discussion. Rece brings a unique perspective with his vast knowledge and experience with collegiate athletes at every level. He works as an anchor on SportsCenter and serves as host of various programs on the network, including the College GameDay football road show and the basketball show.
Sportico Legal Analyst and law professor, Michael McCann will lead the conversation – insights on the current state of NIL, potential changes needed, and thoughts on regulation.
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.jpg) Prior to joining Sportico at its launch in 2020, McCann was a Legal Analyst and Staff Writer for Sports Illustrated from 2007 to 2020. McCann is also an attorney and Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he is Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute and a former Associate Dean. In 2020, McCann created and taught the first NIL course at law schools. He also testified before the U.S. Senate in 2021 as an expert witness on NIL legislation. McCann is the Editor of the "Oxford University Press Handbook of American Sports Law" and, with Ed O'Bannon, co-author of "Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA." McCann has also authored more than 20 book chapters and law review articles, including placements in the Yale Law Journal and Boston College Law Review. As an attorney, McCann has represented a wide range of clients in the sports industry, and served on the legal team for Maurice Clarett in Clarett v. NFL. McCann holds degrees from Harvard Law School, the University of Virginia School of Law and Georgetown University.*Due to potential legal ramifications of his own NCAA lawsuit, Reggie Bush is no longer able to join our discussion and speak about NIL at this time.
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Rece Davis, joined ESPN in 1995 and was named the host for ESPN College GameDay, Built by The Home Depot, the network’s flagship college football program, in February 2015. In addition, he is the prime host of the network’s on-site coverage for both the College Football Playoff and the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Previously, he was the host of ESPN’s Saturday college football pregame, halftime and postgame studio coverage and College Football Final with analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May. Davis also called the ESPN College Football Primetime game on Thursday nights with Jesse Palmer, David Pollack and Samantha Ponder until 2014. He remains the host of ESPN’s College GameDay basketball road show and calls select college basketball games.