By Dr. Allen Sack and Dr. Gerald Gurney Originally published May 6, 2019 During the weeks-long buildup to college football’s biggest bowl games last December, it was hard not to notice that many of the teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 were having a lot more success on the gridiron than their players … Read more
By Dr. Gerald Gurney and Dr. B. David Ridpath Originally published February 29, 2016 The NCAA slipped an important announcement by the public last month when the Board of Governors, consisting of 20 college chancellors and presidents, approved a contract extension until 2020 for the organization’s president, Mark Emmert. The board said Emmert had been an integral agent of … Read more
By Dr. B. David Ridpath & Dr. Gerald Gurney Originally published July 5, 2020 In fall 2020, Dr. Mark Emmert will reach a decade as president of the NCAA, the nation’s largest tax-exempt and educational non-profit governing college sport. Last year, his contract was extended until 2023. Emmert earned a staggering $3.9 million in total … Read more
Drake Group officers Jason Lanter, Kadie Otto, and Allen Sack met with consumer advocate Ralph Nader last summer to discuss Nader’s proposal to replace athletic scholarships with need-based financial aid in college sports. According Lanter, the immediate past president of The Drake Group, “Nader’s defense of need-based aid for athletes in big-time college sports places … Read more
B. David Ridpath, President Elect of the Drake Group, first contacted the Drake Group in 2004 during his ongoing battle with Marshall University over NCAA violations in the athletic department. Ridpath, in his new book titled Tainted Glory, documents his experiences as an assistant compliance director at Marshall. Former New York Times columnist, Robert Lipsyte … Read more