TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 2, 2021

U.S. Rep. David Kustoff, R-Shelby County, this morning announced that bipartisan legislation has been drawn up that would alter the NCAA’s infractions and investigation process, the Commercial Appeal reports. The bill is a direct result of the fallout over the case of University of Memphis basketball player James Wiseman, who was suspended for 12 games after the NCAA ruled him “likely ineligible” due to inducements his family received before he enrolled at Memphis. The new bill, the NCAA Accountability Act of 2021, would establish and administer due process protections for NCAA member institutions, student-athletes, coaches or administrators who are involved in investigation related to alleged NCAA bylaw infractions. Kustoff is hopeful this legislation will put the NCAA’s enforcement and infractions protocols more in line with the traditional legal system.