Jason Setchen
@AthleteDefender
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Attorney and advocate for some of planet earth’s top amateur, collegiate, and pro athletes. 💯Locker Room Verified. #SuperLawyers 2015-2024. Not an agent.
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The consistently poor officiating in the
@theACC
has directly impacted the outcomes of several football games this season. There needs to be immediate accountability.
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Please RETWEET: The NCAA must make a ruling on Brian Bowen’s eligibility before the May 30 deadline to withdraw from NBA draft pool. Regardless of how you feel about Brian’s case, can we agree that win or lose he deserves due process after almost a year in limbo.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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Trust me when I say that you do not want to be the test case for a student-athlete that takes a benefit for NIL and then is deemed by the
@ncaa
to be ineligible. Be careful and stay informed while this issue gets settled.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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I launched our sports law mediation link to our
@athletedefender
webpage. Available to mediate sports related disputes nationwide in person or via Zoom.
#sportslaw
#ncaa
#nflpa
#nbpa
#naia
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The fact that the NCAA is still sitting on the Bowen file is mind boggling. The NBA withdrawal deadline is May 30! There has been no new information on this case for 6 months. What are they waiting for? It is beyond eggregious to do this to a 19 year old.
#NCAA
#Gamecocks
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Congrats to
@Primetime_jet
and his family for receiving the Key to the City of Hollywood. Wish I was there.
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Hey NCAA!
@AmericanAir
has a flight from Miami to Syracuse that leaves at 1:37 pm. Dewan can land and join his team before tipoff. Bags are packed. Do the right thing and
#freedewan
!
#ncaa
#canes
#Theu
#miami
#collegebasketball
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Departing college w/o a degree for the
@nfl
, if not projected to be drafted, isn’t a sound financial decision. Securing a degree while getting free housing, meals, training, health insurance and a stipend while improving draft status usually (not always} outweighs being a UFA.
A source said Bandy likely will turn pro because of family financial and health issues. He’s aware of the possibility he might go undrafted.
UM NEWS ON TRAJAN BANDY: Miami Hurricanes likely losing another starting junior on defense to the NFL Draft
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Whether to cancel the
@NCAA
football season has not involved much input from student-athletes or their families. I represent a group of
@theACC
and
@SEC
athletes that WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL THIS SEASON. The attached letter outlines their concerns.
#WeWantToPlay
#play2020
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Danny Hurley (
@dhurley15
) should be given serious consideration for Coach of the Year honors. The turn around at
@UConnMBB
is remarkable and they are winning with only SIX healthy players. Yes, SIX!
#ncaa
#uconn
#basketball
#huskies
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Blake James is a decent human being who gave 100% of himself to the
@univmiami
. I worked with him many times on complex issues involving Miami student-athletes and he always considered my arguments even when we agreed to disagree. I wish him the best wherever he lands next.
#theu
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Coach sits in family’s living room and looks kid and his mother in the eyes and tells them he wants to coach and mentor the young man. Relying on this promise, son enrolls. Shortly after, QB coach is fired and HC retires. In what world should this not be a basis for a hardship?
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We have worked tirelessly for Brian Bowen to help him find his way back on the court. We are so grateful that So Carolina and Coach Martin are seeking reinstatement and ultimately for giving him a chance to compete for a National Championship.
#athletedefender
#gogamecocks
#sec
Former Louisville commit Brian Bowen told ESPN he has been admitted to South Carolina and will seek reinstatement from the NCAA. Story coming.
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The
@ncaa
should announce that they will provide an extra year of eligibility to the student-athletes impacted by the cancellations and extend the amount of scholarships permissible for sports effected. Cancellations are necessary but the kids are distraught.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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Who is going to pay for all of the therapy that
@ncaa
compliance personnel are going to need when this pandemic is over?
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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It is really disturbing that fans tweet at and DM potential recruits. There is nothing worse in college famdom than some forty-something grown ass man harassing a 17 year old high school athlete. Pathetic! Stop it!
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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If any Ohio State fans are wondering how long the sting of a blown Fiesta Bowl call will haunt you I can offer only this: I am still enraged over that wretched call in 2002 and the theft of a national title that followed. So yeah, it may be a while!
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Our client is very fortunate to have survived this harrowing experience.
Our firm &
@AthleteDefender
represent an exec who purchased new Tesla Plaid Model S, which was 1/250 shipped. On Tuesday it spontaneously combusted. Our client was trapped & could have died. We tried reaching out to Tesla & have been ignored so far. This is car after escape.
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What has happened in Brian Bowen’s case is a tragedy of epic proportions. I cannot express the magnitude of my dismay in the NCAA’s “ruling” in this matter. Unlike in the biblical tale of David and Goliath, in this case (at least for now) Goliath has prevailed.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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As upset as I am over the unsupported and illogical determination by the
@ncaa
that Dewan Hernandez is ineligible, we are requesting that the NCAA reinstate Dewan THIS SEASON.The NCAA can do the right thing here. Even if we disagree on the findings, he has served his punishment.
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Dabo Swinney should stop talking about the science of Osterine. Who is advising this guy? Just say that the Program does not condone the use of banned substances/the athletes adamantly deny wrong doing/they are challenging testing and appealed the results. Just leave it at that.
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This is why Miami, like USC and a few other select schools, if it is played right, could return to athletic prominence in the next few years. Schools need to start gearing up now! Reggie Bush Would've Made $4-6M at USC Under New Rules, Says Analyst
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Student-Athletes, if your career was cut short by cancellations please avoid what may be considered “an improper benefit” until the cloud of this crisis fades. Maybe, the
@ncaa
will consider extra eligibility to play another season. Who knows? Protect your eligibility in case.
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If you played NCAA D-1 men’s or women’s BASKETBALL or FBS FOOTBALL between March 5, 2010 and March 21, 2017 you may be entitled to get paid from the NCAA grant in aid settlement! Register here to get paid!!!!
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I had tickets to the UM/NC game today. I did‘t go. I could not handle watching Dewan Hernandez sit there ineligible watching from the bench. It just would have been too difficult. It’s soft - I get it. As a human being I feel so terrible for this kid. What‘s happening is cruel.
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As crazy as it sounds Gerald Willis is better off in many ways. The reality is, as all U fans know, Gerald will be a starter in the NFL in 2 years or less and he will be dominant. Because he went undrafted he will actually become a free agent earlier and get that big 💰💰.
#theu
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I deal with a lot of schools and their fans in my in professional endevours. This being said, from what I have seen in my experiences there, something very special is going on at the University of South Carolina right now.
@UofSC
#wecocky
#columbia
#gamecocks
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How did so many people become so-called NIL experts so quickly? It’s really unbelievable. Beware.
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When the Name, Image and Likeness rules officially change the landscape of perennial winning programs will shift. Miami, UCLA, SMU, University of Southern California etc. will return to dominance. The marketing opportunities in these great cities will level the playing field!
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Please read this story by Steve Soucie (
@thesouc
) of the
@HeraldNewsSport
and show your support of this student-athlete by retweeting. You don’t need to be a 5 ⭐️ to deserve fairness. There are good people at the
@naia
and hopefully they will reconsider.
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Due to the draconian penalty in the Dewan Hernandez case, Dewan has decided to withdraw from school to commence preparations for the NBA draft. Dewan’s statement is attached. We thank the University of Miami for their support throughout the legislative and appellate process.
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I have known of murder trials that have required less deliberation than the Dewan Hernandez reinstatement matter.
#theu
#canes
#miami
#CollegeBasketball
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I received this photo via DM of our client’s (w/
@markgeragos
)
@tesla
Plaid Model S engulfed in fire by a person living in the neighborhood where the incident occurred. Incredible how rapidly this whole thing unfolded.
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All of the long hours and sleepless nights are quickly forgotten when I see a Tweet like this. Being in a position to play a role in improving the trajectory of a young person’s life is a blessing and it’s why I love this line of work.
@GamecocksOnline
@SEC
#ncaa
#southcarolina
Huge day for me, had my first official college practice today 🙌🏽truly greatly for this opportunity I’ve been given🙏🏽🙏🏽
@GamecockMBB
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Demetrius Jackson (
@RepDJackson
) is running for office and needs the support of
@univmiami
fam. Demetrius is the personification of the good that comes from being a student-athlete at the U and is setting an example for future Canes. It’s not a political thing it’s a Canes thing!
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Those cops in the LSU locker room busting those kids balls after they won the National Championship is truly despicable. With all of the crime in New Orleans your focus is to harass a bunch of college kids on the best day of their lives! GTFO!!
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Things did not go the way we hoped with today’s legislative appeal in the Dewan Hernandez case. Tomorrow the reinstatement process formally begins. It is still possible, if the
@ncaa
considers mitigation, that Dewan plays this season. We battle on — there is no quit in this kid.
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40 student-athletes forfeited NCAA eligibiliy to follow their dream of being drafted and were not selected by an NBA franchise. Now, without an NBA team to play for, they cannot go back to school and play college basketball. How is this good for schools or the kids?!!
#NCAA
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Gray Crow - Canes Football Alum - putting in work at Miami Northwestern as an Asst Coach. 🙌
#miami
#theu
#canes
#miamifootball
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@MauiAhuna
is back!!! Very grateful to the
@ncaa
for being diligent and for ultimately granting immediate eligibility. Also thankful to
@Vol_Compliance
@Vol_Sports
and
@UnivOfKansas
@jayhawkcomply
and
@BondSportsGroup
.
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The Urban Meyer situation is another prime example of why I believe that every athletic department needs dedicated legal counsel. Not administrative compliance but a dedicated in house real-deal experienced lawyer to provide guidance and advice on a daily basis.
#sportslaw
#ncaa
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Last night’s stats for
@ponder_dominiq
: 17/23 for 386 yds passing 4 tds, 8 rushes for 46, 1 td. Best unsigned QB in the nation. Proud of ya, Dom.
#ncaa
#ncaafb
#collegefootball
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Unfortunately for Tate Martell he is a test case of sorts. The NCAA will likely factor into their decision the old slippery slope fear better known as, "if we grant this how might this impact other waivers in future." Of course this is not supposed to be a consideration.
#theu
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Now that the
#hoopstrial
has concluded and in the jury’s hands I want to point out that not one shred of evidence exists that Brian Bowen II (Tugs) knew about any payments or participated in any way. Zero, zilch, nada! Shame on you
@NCAA
for what you did to this kid.
#gamecocks
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Athletes: Think about majoring in education and try to graduate in 4 yrs. If redshirted, start grad school in your final season for a Masters in Ed. When done with sports, if you decide to teach/coach, you will be highly employable for the rest of your life. Excellent fall back.
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You call out one kid for wanting to transfer and call him a “quitter” but then celebrate when your school lands a commitment from a kid that departed another university. Seriously, stop it.
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I am so sick and tired reading about how coaches and administrators get a pass while kids like Brian Bowen, De’Anthony Melton and others get screwed by the
@NCAA
. We as a society must reject this rampant inequity.
#ncaa
#wecocky
#ncaa
#injustice
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Student-athletes, coaches and fans out there (especially those I have represented) please help me increase my follower #’s. I need to expand my reach so that when I have an issue with the NCAA, like I did with Bowen, I have an expanded platform to expose it.
#sportslaw
#ncaa
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To those asking what NIL is let me simplify it. College athletes are now being treated more like the rest of the students on campus.
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I am getting calls daily — too many calls — from student athletes that are reporting that their coaches are aggressively (and improperly) trying to run them off and pushing them to enter the Portal. Portal is bloated and your scholarship will be cancelled if you enter so beware.
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We talked with
@tugs_
before his first
@NBA
start. He revealed that today is the final day he can be with the
@Pacers
as part of his 2-way contract.
#BigNightForBowen
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Ark St doubting Miami for cancelling b/c of Irma?Really? UM just scheduled Alabama and LSU. But yeah, program scared to death of Ark Stat
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I was voted “first to be dirvorced” in my high school’s graduating class. Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Ignore your critics — they know nothing!
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The committee assigned by the
@ncaa
to hear Dewan Hernandez’s appeal is scheduled to meet Monday. Keep Dewan in your thoughts and prayers. If the panel independently reviews the record before it the current interpretation will be overturned.
#freedewan
#ncaa
#theu
#umiami
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Ben Holmes (
@benholmes1006
) at
@TarletonState
is a legitimate top tier national QB prospect at any level. If you don’t know, now you know.
#Tarleton
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If you are a fan and you contact a prospect via DM you are NOT helping the program you claim to support. By doing this, you are placing your school and the student-athlete in jeopardy because it is a violation. Leave recruiting to the coaches — they got this.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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Please pray for Dewan Hernandez (
@DewanGoesFor_20
) and Brian Bowen II (
@20tugs
) during tonight’s
@nba
draft. These kids have had to overcome such tremendous adversity and worked so hard to get to this point!
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This should have happened years ago, but I could not be happier that it finally occurred. Welcome home Mario (
@coach_cristobal
). Go Canes!
#miami
#theu
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@jalenramsey
’s custom sneaker is now available. Straight 🔥. $160 per pair, limited run so step up before they are gone.
#sneakers
#sneakerheads
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Will Wade is reinstated within weeks and there is allegedly a recorded phone conversation. Dewan Hernandez was suspended for 1 year and 40 percent (nearly half of his college career) over far less. Bowen and De Sousa were punished even worse for something they didn’t know about!!
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Can they move the Dolphins games to the ACC Network for the rest of the season?
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Bishop Sycamore is looking to hire a Chief Compliance Officer. Absolutely no experience necessary.
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High school and college student athletes should follow as many compliance department
@twitter
accounts as possible. They often tweet rule reminders, bylaw updates and important compliance information that you may not otherwise be aware of but need to know!
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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Every
@ncaa
athletic department should have its own in-house attorney in the building separate and apart from compliance dedicated to athletic affairs and serving the athletic department and its director and coaches.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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Big day for
#AthleteDefender
alum: Jermaine Grace made the
@Browns
53 man roster. When knocked down, get back up and press forward. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
#browns
#gocanes
#umiami
#theu
#nfl
#Canes
#cleveland
#miami
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I find it ironic that people who have quit like 27 jobs in the past 3 years are out here on Twitter giving kids shit for transferring from one school to another to find a better opportunity. GTFOH.
#ncaa
#sportslaw
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We are very proud to have supported this young man in his quest for football greatness and a college degree this fall.
#canes
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In his first official game as a professional in just 18 minutes Brian Bowen II
@20tugs
had 13 points, 1 board, 1 assist, 1 block. Yes....the dude can ball.
#sydneykings
#nba
#
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Thank you
@ncaa
! Got word today that the waiver request filed on behalf of client and FSU baseball transfer Alec Sanchez (
@Alec_sanchez2
) was granted! Immediate eligibility to compete this season for
@FIU
Panthers and
@CoachMelendez24
!
#FIU
#PawsUp
#Miami
#sportslaw
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All of this negative hype about
@univmiami
and
@FIU
is absurd. How can you walk around with a UM shirt with “305” on it and bad mouth and disrespect FIU and its program. Of course I want Miami to win - I am a graduate. Be confident not disrespectful. Our peeps are over there too
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Please watch this 👇🏼
I don’t know who this PA coach is, but can he run for Governor?
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People like
@drewbrees
are not listening and therefore are missing the important message in all of this. Change is needed. In my humble opinion, to make things better you need to listen and try to learn. Then figure out how you can do your part to make things better and act on it
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Dewan Hernandez
@DewanGoesFor_20
got invited to the
@nba
Combine on pure moxy. This is further proof that if you have talent AND you work your ass off you will not be denied.
#redemption
#nba
#combine
#committed
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