Josh Lens

University of Iowa

341 Schaeffer Hall

Iowa City, IA 52242-1097

United States

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Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

The WNBA's 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement: A Slam Dunk for Working Women and Mothers

Kentucky Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 326 (198,522)

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labor law, collective bargaining, sports law, racial equity, gender equity

2.

NIL Tampering

49 BYU L. Rev. 1593 (2024)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 27 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2025
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 317 (203,250)

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NIL, Tortious Interference with Contract, Intentional Torts, Tort Law, Administrative Law, Contract Law, Sports Law, Higher Education Law, Administrative Law

3.

NIL Compliance

103 B.U. L. Rev. Online 69 (2023)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2023
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 296 (218,734)

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Sports Law, College Athletics, NCAA, Administrative Law, Higher Education Law, Enforcement

4.

The NCAA's Punts on Transgender Student-Athlete Participation

88 Mo. L. Rev. 1 (2023)
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2023
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 237 (274,035)

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Administrative Law, Higher Education Law, Sports Law, College Athletics, NCAA, Committee on Infractions

5.

Operation Varsity Blues and the NCAA's Special Admission Exception

Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 147-200, 2021
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Mar 2021
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 225 (288,290)

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NCAA, university admissions, college athletics, Operation Varsity Blues

6.

NIL Enforcement Preemption

2024 Utah L.R. 891 (2024)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2025
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 218 (297,110)

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Constitutional law, dormant Commerce Clause, Contract Clause, Administrative Law, Enforcement, Higher Education, Law of Private Associations

7.

Strict Liability & Coach Employment Contracts

55 Seton Hall L. Rev. 425 (2024)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 27 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2024
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 108 (544,021)

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Contract law, employment law, administrative law, sports law, higher education law, college athletics, enforcement

8.

Terminating College Head Coaches’ Employment with Cause for NCAA Rules Infractions

67 Vill. L. Rev. 34 (2022)
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 13 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 108 (536,541)

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Employment Law, Contract Law, Sports Law, NCAA Infractions Process

9.

Evaluating the NCAA's Responsiveness to Tampering in the NIL Era

Fordham Law Review Online (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2025
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 99 (571,245)

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Administrative law, NCAA, Higher education, College athletics, Enforcement

10.

Application of the UAAA, RUAAA, and State Athlete-Agent Laws to Corruption in Men's College Basketball and Revisions Necessitated by NCAA Rule Changes

30 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 47 (2019)
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2020
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 99 (571,245)

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NCAA, Basketball, Sport Law, College Athletics, Corruption, Bribery, Criminal Law, NCAA Legislation, Agent, Agency Law

11.

NCAA Rules Noncompliance

53 Seton Hall Law Review 1213 (2023)
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 02 May 2023
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 73 (685,562)

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Administrative Law, Higher Education Law, Education Law, NCAA, College Athletics, Committee on Infractions

12.

Collegiate Athletes' NIL as a Constitutionally Protected Interest 

SMU Law Review (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Jul 2024
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 72 (690,722)

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NIL, College Athletics, Higher Education, Constitutional Law, Liberty Interest, Property Interest, Due Process

13.

NCAA Head Coach Responsibilities Legislation

14 DePaul J. Sports L. 33 (2018)
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 May 2018 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2020
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 67 (718,013)

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NCAA, Committee on Infractions, Head Coach, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, NCAA Violation

14.

Previously Dormant Bylaw 11.1.3 and the Recent Oklahoma State and Alabama Infractions Cases – Did Roll Tide Receive an Extra Benefit?

Journal of NCAA Compliance, Mar.-Apr. 2021, 1, 13-22.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2022
Josh Lens and Sydney Hammit
University of Iowa and University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions, Recreation and Sport Management
Downloads 64 (735,394)

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NCAA, NCAA infractions, NCAA enforcement staff, Committee on Infractions, agents

15.

Insurance Coverage for Elite Student-Athletes

Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 84, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Jun 2018
Jill Wieber Lens and Josh Lens
Baylor University - Law School and University of Iowa
Downloads 63 (741,385)

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NCAA, Insurance, Student-Athlete, Loss-of-Value, Disability

16.

Caring About CARA: The COI’s Recent Sensitivity to In-Person Practice Monitoring

Journal of NCAA Compliance, Jan.-Feb. 2023, 1, 11-19.
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
University of Iowa, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Recreation and Sport Management, University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions, Recreation and Sport Management and University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions, Recreation and Sport Management
Downloads 53 (807,414)

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College Athletics, NCAA, NCAA Infractions, NCAA Enforcement, Administrative Law, Higher Education

17.

The NCAA Infractions Process and Peer Review

83 Ohio State L.J. Online 80 (2022)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 52 (814,678)

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sports law, college athletics, NCAA, administrative law, professional responsibility

18.

Examining the Committee on Infractions’s Affirmation Rate of NCAA Enforcement Staff Allegations of Rules Violations

72 Fla. L. Rev. F. 121 (2022)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 52 (814,678)

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Sports Law, Administrative Law, NCAA, Committee on Infractions, Higher Education, Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust

19.

When a College Coach's Agent Recruits the Coach's Players: Potential Legal and NCAA Ramficiations

Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. I, 2019
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2020
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 47 (853,481)

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Conflict of interest, Fiduciary duty, Agent, Agency, Sports agents, NCAA, NCAA violation, NCAA legislation

20.

Infractions Cases Where a Head Coach Successfully Defeated a Head Coach Responsibilities Violation Allegation

Journal of NCAA Compliance. Jan.-Feb. 2022, 1, 9-20.
Number of pages: 22
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 47

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Sports law, administrative law, NCAA, Committee on Infractions, higher education

21.

Loans and Marketing Guarantees in Athlete-Agent Recruiting: Why They Are Ill-Advised Under Agency Law and Attorney Ethics Regulations Principles

7 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 543 (2020)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2020
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 46 (861,681)

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Athlete-Agent, Agency, Ethics, Sport Law, Model Rules of Professional Conduct

22.

Arbitration, Mediation, & the NCAA Infractions Process

2023 U.Ill. L. Rev. Online 89 (Jul. 2, 2023)
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2023
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 43 (887,300)

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Administrative Law, Higher Education Law, Sports Law, College Athletics, NCAA, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration

23.

Regulating Contact Between Athletics Staff and Faculty on College Campuses

56 U.C. Davis L. Rev. Online 79 (2023)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 38 (933,169)

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Administrative law, NCAA, college athletics, higher education, Committee on Infractions

24.

Voiding the NCAA Show-Cause Penalty: Analysis and Ramifications of a California Court Decision, and Where College Athletics and Show-Cause Penalties Go From Here

19 U.N.H. L. Rev. 21 (2020)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2020
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 34 (972,859)

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sports law, employment law, NCAA, administrative law, Commerce Clause

25.

The Propriety of Incorporating Enforcement Staff Declination Statements into the NCAA Infractions Process Following Bylaw 11.1.1.1 Head Coach Responsibilities Investigations

100 Neb. L. Rev. 483 (2021)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 33 (983,267)

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NCAA, sports law, college athletics, NCAA Enforcement, Committee on Infractions, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Prosecutorial Discretion, Prosecutorial Declination Statements

26.

The Committee on Infractions Sets the Standard of Care for College Athletics Administrators Regarding Potential NCAA Rules Violations

100 Or. L.R. 61 (2021).
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2022
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 23 (1,097,618)

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Sports Law, Administrative Law, Standard of Care, NCAA, Committee on Infractions

27.

Collegiate Athletes' NIL as a Constitutionally Protected Interest 

SMU Law Review (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 21 (1,122,824)

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Constitutional Law, NIL, Higher Education, Due Process, Liberty Interest, Property Interest, NCAA

28.

ENFORCING & ARBITRATING NIL FAIR-MARKET VALUE

Number of pages: 24
Josh Lens
University of Iowa
Downloads 9

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NIL, Higher education law, Alternative dispute resolution, Arbitration, Enforcement, NCAA, College athletics