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Welcome to The Business of College Sports podcast! Host Kristi Dosh is a sports business contributor for Forbes and formerly ESPN's sports business reporter. A recovering attorney, she is the author of "Saturday Millionaires: How Winning Football Builds Winning Colleges." She's joined each week by experts in and around college sports to discuss the latest news and the impact it has on the industry. Whether you work in the industry or are simply a fan of college sports, this is where you come to learn what's really going on behind the scenes.

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A View of College Athletics from a Board of Regents Seat

November 02, 2022 • Kristi Dosh • Season 3 • Episode 64

This episode, I'm joined by Jordan Acker, the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan and a partner at Goodman Acker in Detroit.

A lifelong sports fan, Jordan was an early advocate of allowing student athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness. We chatted about the role of the Board of Regents relative to athletics issues and opportunities and where he seems college athletics heading from here.

Some of the things we discuss include:

The process of being elected to the University of Michigan Board of Regents
The benefits of having younger Regents
The impact a successful athletics program can have on the university
When the Board of Regents should defer to the athletic director or president on decisions
How the Board of Regents participates in processes and decisions regarding the Big Ten
The biggest developments he sees coming in college athletics
How the Board of Regents at Michigan prepared for NIL
His thoughts on how Michigan has approached NIL
Issues facing college athletics such as athletes becoming employees and revenue sharing
...and more!

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You can find more of her analysis on the business of college sports at BusinessofCollegeSports.com and Forbes.

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