Navigating a New Era in College Sports

Name: Navigating a New Era in College Sports
Start: 2026-03-25T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-25T17:00:00-05:00

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 • 2:00–5:00 PM Central • via Zoom

Approved for 3.0 hours of Texas MCLE credit Online program

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Hosted by the Big 12 Conference Law Deans.

Agenda

Time (Central)	Event Details
2:00 PM	Welcome and Overview Leonard M. Baynes, Dean, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair, and Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center
2:12–3:20 PM	Panel 1: The University’s Perspective Moderator: Stacy L. Leeds, Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Panelists: Dona Cornell, Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, University of Houston Christopher Holmes, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Baylor University Robert W. Payne, Deputy General Counsel, The University of Utah
3:20–4:10 PM	Panel 2: The Athlete’s Perspective Moderator: Lolita Buckner Inniss, Dean and Provost’s Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School Panelists: Brian Michael Cooper, Of Counsel, Greenberg Traurig; Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center; Former President of Houston Roughnecks in the XFL; Former President & COO, American Flag Football League; Former President of the RGV Vipers Marc Edelman, Professor of Law, Zicklin School of Business (Baruch College, CUNY); Director of Sports Ethics at the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity; Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law
4:10–5:00 PM	Panel 3: The Academic Perspective on Collegiate Sports and Evolving Economic and Societal Norms Moderator: Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Jefferson B. & Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean and Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah Panelists: Michael McCann, Associate Dean for Intellectual Life; Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute; Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law Maureen Arellano Weston, Professor of Law; Director of the Entertainment, Media & Sports Dispute Resolution Project, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

Speakers

The University of Houston Law Center is part of a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university and an EO institution.