Arthur Lynch

LinkedIn — A former University of Georgia football player and Cornell MBA student examines President Trump's executive order on college sports, signed April 3, 2026. Drawing on firsthand experience playing in the pre-NIL, pre-transfer portal era, the piece offers a provision-by-provision analysis of what the order gets right, where it falls short, and what genuine reform would actually require. The analysis covers the 5-for-5 eligibility model, the reinstated one-transfer rule, protections for women's and Olympic sports, and the directive to create a national agent registry. The piece argues that while the order's core goals are defensible, its most significant omissions — no injury waiver language, no coach departure trigger, no labor framework, and no television revenue sharing mandate — reveal the limits of executive action as a governance tool. Grounded in the legal history of Ohio et al. v. NCAA and the data from the 2026 transfer portal cycle, the piece concludes that the order's primary value is political: creating the momentum and Congressional cover needed to pass the durable federal legislation that college sports have needed for decades.

Substack — The Pendulum Swings Again - A former player's case for finding the right balance

Substack — How the NCAA's Failure to Regulate NIL Agents Left College Athletes Exposed

LinkedIn — How the NCAA's Failure to Regulate NIL Agents Left College Athletes Exposed What if I told you that you can enter an industry with absolutely no education, professional background, or relevant experience and prey on teenagers and their families with the intent of taking money from them unknowingly?

LinkedIn — In 2009, during my freshman year at The University of Georgia, I wrote a research paper on the impact that the Georgia Football program and the UGA Athletic Department had on the university.

LinkedIn — In 2009, during my freshman year at The University of Georgia, I wrote a research paper on the impact that the Georgia Football program and the UGA Athletic Department had on the university.

Medium — Like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, College Football Is Made Up of Noblemen and Sellswords With Absolutely No Fealty to Anything But Money (Can we blame them?) During my first offseason as an NFL ...

Medium — Like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, College Football Is Made Up of Noblemen and Sellswords With Absolutely No Fealty to Anything But Money (Can we blame them?) During my first offseason as an NFL ...

Substack — and they are not the ones we should be blaming...

arthurlynch.us — Arthur Lynch has built an impressive resume over the past decade, one which includes over two years as a player in the National Football League, working on a gubernatorial campaign in Georgia, serving in the United States Army, and working in the finance sector. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Arthur was drafted to the Miami Dolphins in 2014 and continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business through the NFL Business Management & Entrepreneurial Program.

Medium — Arthur Lynch was Team Captain of the Georgia Bulldogs football team at the University of Georgia before joining the NFL in the fifth round of the 2014 Draft. His resume includes work with companies such as Catchpoint Systems, Inc., Natixis Investment Managers, and Greater Sum Ventures. In 2014 spent 8 months working on Jason Carter’s gubernatorial campaign as a strategic advisor. Arthur has volunteered with Minds Matter Boston and participated in Haymakers for Hope to support cancer research.

The Washington Post — The No. 3 Bulldogs face the top-seeded Crimson Tide in the national championship game Monday.

The New York Times —