Nebraska Football: How Sam Keller’s Lawsuit Could Affect the Cornhusker Program

Posted by Patrick Runge on June-20-2013 Add Comments

On Thursday, former Nebraska football quarterback Sam Keller was involved in a court hearing that could radically change the face of college athletics. Keller’s lawsuit against the NCAA was consolidated with a suit brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon, alleging that the NCAA has been benefiting from using the likenesses of college athletes without providing those athletes with proper compensation.

The basis of these lawsuits is a challenge to NCAA form 08-3a, which all athletes must sign to compete in an NCAA event. You can see a copy of the 2008-09 form for University of Kentucky...

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