The Drake Group Letter to U.S. Dept. of Education/Office for Civil Rights — Request for Issuance of Title IX Guidance Addressing Recruiting Practices of NIL Booster Collectives
The Drake Group believes that the current NIL chaos can be relieved by DOE/OCR clearly and precisely warning institutions, their conferences and national governance organizations of their obligations under existing Title IX requirements, explaining how those requirements apply to these new NIL-related activities, and warning that actions by “collectives” will be attributed to the universities when appropriate. The purpose of […]
EXAMINE CURRENT SPORT BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS
Read an overview of the current sport-related bills before Congress. Last updated September 2022.
WEBINAR #9 FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS “Lack of Accountability for Athlete Abuse in College Athletics”
Over the last few decades, reported stories of athlete abuse in college athletics have become more frequent and more egregious. Incidents of abuse – including physical, mental, and sexual – have been swept under the carpet, and perpetrators are often able to resign and find employment at other institutions. The media as a whole is […]
Webinar #9 – Lack of Accountability for Athlete Abuse in College Athletics
Over the last few decades, reported stories of athlete abuse in college athletics have become more frequent and more egregious. Incidents of abuse – including physical, mental and sexual – have been swept under the carpet, and perpetrators are often able to resign and find employment at other institutions. The media as a whole is […]
UNITED STATES CONGRESS – COLLEGE ATHLETICS AND OLYMPIC SPORTS BILLS (Updated as of February 1, 2022)
The following listing of bills filed during the 116th (2019-20) and 117th (2021-2022) sessions of Congress represent the most likely bills to be considered during the 117th Congress. We anticipate that the 116th Congress bills listed are those most likely to be refiled in 2022 prior to the end of the session. SEE BILLS HERE
Follow Up Notes: Webinar #7 – Racial Exploitation in College Sports: A Continuing Disgrace
WEBINAR #7 FOLLOW-UP NOTES AND Q&As-Racial Exploitation in College Sports
Webinar #6 FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – Keeping Everything We Love About Collegiate Sport While Fixing Its Failed Governance Structure
A regular feature of our webinar series is “Follow-Up Notes/Q&As” which provides a link to the recorded webinar, answers to questions from the audience that panelists did not have the time to address (prepared by Drake Group experts), and information on previous and next webinars. This edition covers audience questions related to panelists’ discussion of […]
Webinar #5 FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – Title IX and the NIL Marketplace
A regular feature of our webinar series is “Follow-Up Notes/Q&As” which provides a link to the recorded webinar, answers to questions from the audience that panelists did not have the time to address (prepared by Drake Group experts), and information on previous and next webinars. This edition covers audience questions related to panelists’ discussion of […]
FOLLOW-UP NOTES WEBINAR #4: The Transgender Athlete in Girls and Women’s Sports
Following each Drake “Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics” webinar, Drake publishes answers to all the questions that the webinar audience raised that, due to time constraints, panelists were unable to answer. This webinar featured Juniper Eastwood, first NCAA Division I openly transgender athlete competing on a women’s team; Donna deVarona, two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, […]