Issue Archives - The Drake Group, Inc.

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 … Read more

The Drake Group Endorses the FAIR PLAY FOR WOMEN ACT

The Drake Group strongly endorses the Fair Play for Women Act and applauds Representative Adams and Senator Murphy for sponsoring the bill. The Act would strengthen existing statutes that require colleges and universities to publicly report data demonstrating their compliance with the athletics provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and, for … Read more

The Economics of College Sport

Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College; President-Elect, The Drake Group; author of Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports (1999), The Economics of Sport, I & II (2001), Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It (2017) with Gerry Gurney and Donna Lopiano, and Whither College Sports (2021), explains the economics of … Read more

EXAMINE CURRENT SPORT BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS

Current Bills Before Congress. Read an overview of the current sport-related bills before Congress. Congressional Intervention. Whenever a new bill is filed or announced as a draft, The Drake Group examines the legislation and, if significant with regard to its possible impact on college sport, issues a press release analyzing the proposed policy. CLICK HERE to see how … Read more

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 … Read more

Follow-Up Notes: Webinar #8 “The Disintegration of the NCAA: The Price of Rejecting National Governance”

FOLLOW UP NOTES

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 #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 … Read more

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, … Read more

WEBINAR #3 – FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The Silent Struggle: Experts Speak on College Athletes Mental Health (September 30, 2021)

A regular feature of The Drake Group Webinar Series — Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics is “Follow-Up Questions and Answers” which provides answers to questions from the audience that panelists did not have the time to address. Click Here for full recording of the Webinar See Webinar #3 Q&As Here (PDF)