From sex abuse scandals at two high-profile schools to boosters-turned-Ponzi-schemers to a federal investigation into a major bowl game, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions have had to contend with a rash of legal issues in recent months.

Adding to the NCAA’s legal woes: a class action suit filed in 2009 by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon claiming the governing body of big-time college sports violated antitrust laws by allowing media and video game companies to use player likenesses without compensating former players.

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