This case pits the NCAA against its student-athletes who say that they are being exploited in just the pure practice of them playing the sport and everything that comes out of it. As others have said, there are some anti-trust laws potentially coming into play, and while the NCAA wasn’t established under the same pretenses that others who must follow these laws, the argument is there and at the center of the case that it operates like one of these organizations.
Story ideas:
I’m always interested in the people aspect of any story, so I’d talk to Jenkins and Johnathan Moore as well as the other plaintiffs to learn about and detail their personal exeperiences, why they feel spurned, and the origins of the lawsuit and what it means to them in their own words.
The legal aspect and ramifications are obviously a big part of this, as they are with any high-profile case, especially where an establishment is challenged.
The lawyers arguing on behalf of the NCAA are in a very interesting position, and I wonder if you could get them to at least see the other side on record, or if they are steadfast in pushing the NCAA’s cause regardless of any beliefs or feelings they might have.
A research on legal precedent for the case would be prescient and provide a good backdrop as well as peel back whether or not the plaintiffs have a case at all and under which statutes it could be ruled under as well as any that might changed should the case be ruled in their favor.