UNITED STATES CONGRESS – COLLEGE ATHLETICS AND OLYMPIC SPORTS BILLS (Updated as of February 1, 2022)

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Webinar #8 – The Disintegration of the NCAA

Following decades of enormous legal fees challenging rules restraining college athlete employment, facing hundreds of concussion-related lawsuits, and then suffering an adverse June 2022 Alston U.S. Supreme Court decision that eviscerated its college athlete eligibility system built on control through use of “amateur status” regulations, the organization appeared to freeze based on fear of future … Read more

Jan 18th, 2022 Press Release: Faustian Bargain at NCAA Convention

On January 20, 2022, the 1,082 member institutions of the NCAA will have another opportunity to demonstrate their willingness to enter another “Faustian bargain” – a deal with the devil at the price of one’s soul. If approved, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) will operate with little or no restraint. It will retain voting control … Read more

Webinar #7 – Racial Exploitation in College Sports

Intercollegiate athletics, especially at its highest levels, exploits people of color. Panelists examine the many ways that Black and brown college athletes are used for their talent, denied opportunities to excel in the classroom, and are excluded from leadership positions in college sports administration and coaching. Experts and an activist former college athlete speak on … Read more

Tribute to a Gender Equity Icon – Christine H.B. Grant (1936-2021)

In December of 2021, at the age of 85 and after a life well-lived, Christine passed away. Her friends and colleagues will miss her dearly. In respect and with appreciation, The Drake Group acknowledges her many contributions to the sports management profession and the advancement of equal opportunity for and equal treatment of girls and … Read more

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 … Read more

Webinar #6 – Fixing the Failed Collegiate Athletics Governance Structure

The NCAA has been frozen with indecision since the June U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting its “amateur status” rules.  Fearful of legal responsibility, the organization is pursuing a constitutional convention restructure that reeks of throwing its conference and institutional members under the litigation bus.  College athletics has lost its way because of a failure of governance – … Read more