A Continuing Disgrace: Intercollegiate Athletics Race Issues
The Drake Group believes that the commercialization of intercollegiate athletic programs has not only challenged the academic integrity of higher education but resulted in a predominantly White community of higher education administrators, athletic department administrators, coaches, and staff turning a blind eye to the racism underlying the economic, education and other forms of exploitation harming […]
Help Us Stop the Exploitation with a National Athlete Bill of Rights
Drake Group leaders explain how college athletes are being harmed by the current NCAA constructed system of college sports, why the NCAA won’t fix it and how Congress must be involved to find solutions. See the full story
The NCAA has Failed to Protect the Health of College Athletes
Did you know that colleges are not required to pay for the medical expenses of college athlete and there is no long term disability fund for chronic athletic injuries or the results of brain trauma? See the full story
Racial Injustices in College Athletics
Athletes of color comprise the majority of all Division I football and basketball players and graduate at rates lower than their athlete and non-athlete peers. See the full story
All-Star Panel Speaks on College Athletes’ Rights to Monetize Their Own Names, Images and Likenesses
Katie Lever, member of the The Drake Group Board of Directors and its Chief Communications Officer joins Jay Bilas, Maddie Salamone, Marc Edelman, Christina Chenault for a Power Check Ball Podcast discussing the end of NCAA restrictions on college athletes making money from endorsements outside their participation in intercollegiate athletics. LINK to: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-nil-a-live-celebration-feat-an-all-star-panel/id1572131357?i=1000528338120
Implication of the Alston Supreme Court Decision on College Athlete Compensation
Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College and President-Elect of The Drake Group, speaks on the implication of the June on the implications of the Supreme Court decision on compensation for college athletes on the June 23, 2021 Bloomberg Baystate Business Podcast: The Truth LINK
College Athlete Bill of Rights is Needed, But Not New
U.S. Senators Booker and Blumenthal introduced S. 5062 College Athletes Bill of Rights as legislation to be considered by the 116th Congress in December of 2020. At the time, the bill was heralded as extraordinarily progressive legislation. We asked Allen Sack, a co-founder of The Drake Group, to write a first person narrative of the […]
The Drake Group Contends the NCAA Cannot Survive Given What SCOTUS Portends and Proposes Blueprint for Major Educational Sport Correction
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Drake Director Sommer Pens Seattle Times Op-Ed on Senate Athlete NIL Hearing
Julie R. Sommer is a Seattle attorney, a former collegiate swimmer at the University of Texas and U.S. National Team member and serves on the Board of Directors of The Drake Group, a national think tank dedicated to academic integrity and advocacy on behalf of college athletes. She pens an insightful op-ed on the role […]
The NCAA Emperor Wears No Clothes
By Sandy Thatcher, member of The Drake Group Board of Directors, who artfully pens his opinion on NCAA leadership. READ FULL OPINION