EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 1H 42M
Collective Bargaining in College Sports: What does it look like, how could it work, why it may not be wanted - Bronco Studios Live Special Episode
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In a special audio-only version of Bronco Studios Live presented by Ford, host Jay Tust gets several viewpoints, for and against, collective bargaining in college sports. He visits with Boise State Director of Athletics Jeramiah Dickey, Athletes.org founder Jim Cavale, college sports writer Matt Brown (extrapointsmb.com), and Boise State law professor Sam Ehrlich.2:10 Jeramiah Dickey, Boise State Director of Athletics, and Jim Cavale, Founder of Athletes.org3:40: What is Athletes.org and what does Jim Cavale hope to achieve with it9:40: Jeramiah Dickey’s viewpoint on collective bargaining and what organizations like Athletes.org provide to college athletics11:20: How does an organization like Athletes.org get changes made across different states and different state laws15:50: Why would anyone be for and against employment status in college sports20:30: An Athletic Director’s perspective on student-athletes becoming employees 22:20: What is the next step in Athletic Director and University presidents getting moved towards a solution and overcome the current obstacles27:30: How would athletes benefit collective bargaining and why would they want collective bargaining31:00: Are guardrails necessary for college sports, from an Athletic Director’s perspective34:20: What is needed for these efforts and what are the results of them in the next 5 years?37:30: An athletic director’s perspective on what could happen in the next 5 years?40:25: Will this be led by athletes or schools?42:30: The potential movement and its impact on Olympic sports46:01: How important is it to have these discussions? Encouraged or discouraged on where things stand today?50:40: How to view the “chaotic” moments that happen in the day-to-day of college athletics?52:20: Matt Brown and his trip to Boise a couple years ago53:35: Why is fan engagement so important?55:15: Why did Matt Brown start Extra Points as a newsletter and choose to focus on “off the field” things in college sports?57:35: Thoughts on collective bargaining in college sports and its impact on college football60:00: How realistic is collective bargaining in college football63:10: Why would college athletes view collective bargaining as beneficial to them65:30: What is a realistic timeline for collective bargaining to take place and be completed67:30: How likely is it that laws get changed at the federal level to start the process of moving towards collective bargaining70:30: Does a split in college football facilitate collective bargaining72:30: Defining the standards of what it means to be at the potential split levels of college football75:00: If Matt Brown was in charge of college football, what is one thing he would institute? 77:20: What is one challenge and one opportunity for Boise State going forward?80:00: Sam Ehrlich, Boise State law professor and founder of College Sports Litigation Tracker website81:30: Why he created CollegeSportsLitigationTracker.com83:00: Why he picked sports law as a career path and passion project84:45: Sam Ehrlich’s view of the benefits of collective bargaining in college sports87:00: What is preventing collective bargaining from happening in college sports90:30: How college sports has changed since situations like Maurice Clarett was trying to get into the NFL early to what is going on today, as well as the result of what collective bargaining does for leagues and players associations92:00: How collective bargaining would go over in the state of Idaho95:30: Is there a realistic path to laws changing to support collective bargaining in college sports98:00: What does the discussion look like around collective bargaining in college athletics over the next 18-24 months90:45: What happens to CollegeSportsLitigationTracker.com if collective bargaining is instituted in college sportsJim Cavalewww.athletes.orgMatt Brownwww.extrapointsmb.comSam Ehrlichhttps://www.collegesportslitigationtracker.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Collective bargaining in college sports, specifically college football and basketball, has been an emerging topic and this special episode of Bronco Studios Live looks at collective bargaining from several perspectives, such as opportunities and obstacles around it as well as if it's even wanted by college athletes or administrators.
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