Collegiate Capitalism by Donald M. Remy - ISBN: 9781959993711
Hardcover
NCAA insider reveals college sports’ seismic shift from amateurism to capitalism.

Collegiate Capitalism

The Battle For The Future of College Sports

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  • Hardcover

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    19 June 2026

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Summary

He defended the NCAA for a decade. Now he is telling the truth about what came next and why.

When Donald M. Remy joined the NCAA in 2011 as its top lawyer, the institution was already absorbing pressures decades in the making: antitrust law reaching back to Board of Regents, state legislatures challenging NCAA self-governance, and the gravitational pull of billions in broadcast revenue. Over the next ten years, as Chief Legal Officer and then Chief Operating Officer, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781959993711
ISBN-10:1959993712
Author:Donald M. Remy
Publisher:Networlding Publishing
Imprint:Networlding Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:19 June 2026
Weight:708g
Dimensions:24mm x 152mm x 229mm
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Collegiate Capitalism by Donald M. Remy - ISBN: 9781959993711
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Dennis Dodd, Retired Senior Sportswriter, CBS Sports

“A Chronicle of Sports History That Cannot Be Ignored”

Wallace Renfro, Former Senior Policy Advisor and Speechwriter to the NCAA President

“So Powerful, So Necessary and So Timely That It Changed How I See Everything I Spent 40 Years Defending”

Bud Peterson, Former Chair, NCAA Board of Governors and President, Georgia Institute of Technology

“A Strong Case for an Inevitable Transition, and a Must Read for Everyone Concerned About the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics”

Tori Murden McClure, Athlete, Author, and Adventurer

“Not Tradition Versus Progress, But Whether Athletes Receive Fair Treatment in an Increasingly Commercialized Enterprise”

Stan Wilcox, Final Four Athlete and former Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at NCAA

“A Must Read! A Comprehensive Look at How the NCAA Evolved From Amateurism to Something Closer to Professional Sports”

Glen Jones, Georgetown University Faculty and Administrator, and former Division II President on NCAA Board

“The Book That Removes the Disingenuity and Finally Makes an Honest Conversation About College Sports Possible”

Rawle Andrews Jr., Executive Director, American Psychiatric Association Foundation

“More Than NIL and Revenue Sharing, a Vulnerable and Candid Account of Triumphs, Mental Challenges and Personal Growth”

Greg Curtner, Founder, Curtner Law, and long-time antitrust counsel to NCAA

“Not a polemic or a tell-all, but a first-person, contemporary history, invaluable for informed policy conversation, but also entertaining, lively reading.”

Anucha Browne, Former NBA and NCAA Executive

“A masterclass warning to leaders across every industry about maintaining organizational integrity.”

Leroy Jones, Jr., Congressional lobbyist

“A masterful perspective on the Business of College Sports”

Cathrine Mitrano, Career public servant

“An essential read for making sense of the NIL Era”

Kevin Merida, Washington Post

His work is authoritative, delivered in a style that is unflinching and sober. And believable.”

Edmund Lewis, The Louisiana Weekly

“It is courageous, honest, and compelling as it breaks down all of the players in the quest to control and exploit this lucrative industry.”

Roger Goldman, NPR

“He provides the historical context that is crucial to understanding how we got here.”

Dave Berst, NCAA

“An insightful and sometimes passionate review of the travails of the NCAA.”

Loren Mulraine, Sports Law Professor

“Well written, meticulously researched, highly informative, intellectually thought-provoking, and enthusiastically delivered.”

Doug Masters, Sports Lawyer

“His thoughtful analysis of the future for this complex system is insightful and thought-provoking.”

About The Author

Donald M. Remy

Donald M. Remy is the former Chief Legal Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the NCAA, where from 2011 to 2021 he developed legal strategy in landmark cases that reshaped college athletics, including O’Bannon v. NCAA, NCAA v. Alston, and House v. NCAA. He later served as the Ninth Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after a Presidential Appointment and Senate confirmation.

Earlier in his career, Remy was a partner at Latham & Watkins, a Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department, Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President at Fannie Mae, a Captain in the United States Army, a Senior Associate at O’Melveny & Myers, and a law clerk on the Sixth Circuit to Nathaniel R. Jones.

He is Founder and CEO of The Remy Group, a strategic advisory firm, and a co-owner of DC Power Football Club in the USL Super League.

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