Sports Law Speaker Series: The House Settlement, NIL and Title IX in College Athletics

On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, the Sports Law Speaker Series will feature Professor Barb Osborne, Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a joint appointment in the School of Law and Department of Exercise and Sport Science.  She was also one of the Title IX experts who submitted a report to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the House v NCAA litigation. Her background includes experience working as a collegiate athletics administrator, for a sport attorney/agent, as a television sports commentator, and as a sports information director. Osborne practiced law with Ice Miller LLC in their College Sports Practice Group and served as General Counsel for NACWA (now Women Leaders in Sports).  She works as a consultant for school systems, schools and athletics programs providing Title IX education, evaluations and audits, and as a court-appointed Title IX compliance monitor.  A life-long athlete, Barbara was inducted into the Kenosha Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 for her pioneering achievements in cross country and track at Mary D. Bradford High School and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the 1980 National Championship cross country team, and a winner of the UW-Parkside Distinguished Alumni Award. Prof. Osborne will provide her perspective on the Title IX impact of NIL, the House v. NCAA Settlement and the current state of college sports.  Students may be interested in reviewing her article Barbara Osborne, Title IX and Financial Assistance in the NIL Era, 5 N.C. C.R. L. REV. 31 (Spring 2025) and her report to the 9th Circuit in the House litigation.

This discussion will begin at 12 pm in room 433.  Lunch will be provided to all attendees.