All-Star Panel Speaks on College Athletes’ Rights to Monetize Their Own Names, Images and Likenesses

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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 LINK¹ ¹ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-06-22/baystate-business-the-truth-radio (audio isn’t available)  

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 … Read more

The U.S. House NIL Bill, Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, Is Improved but Still Needs Further Specification

The Drake Group commends lead sponsors Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), for the reintroduction of their bipartisan bill, the Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, in the 117th Congress that prohibits the NCAA and other national or conference governance organizations or their member institutions from declaring college athletes ineligible for participation because … Read more

Where Do You Stand?

NCAA corporate sponsors have failed to respond to the Coalition for College Athlete’s Advocacy. Join CCAA and others in a social media boycott of NCAA sponsors for the duration of #MarchMadness or until they communicate where they stand.

The NCAA Is Playing The Ball In The Wrong Court

The Drake Group President-Elect Andrew Zimbalist and Drake Board of Directors member Julie Sommer wield a mighty pen with a timely critique of the NCAA’s efforts in the courts to protect its profits – revenues derived from the labor of talented, hard-working—and disproportionately Black—college athletes, especially those playing in the women’s and men’s Final Four … Read more

Eyes of Texas is a “Yes, Coach” Moment

The Drake Group urges reflection on the example of The University of Texas refusing the request of Black football players not to play “The Eyes of Texas” at the end of each football game, because of its offensive and degrading history and impact on these and other students.   READ FULL PRESS RELEASE