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Criticism of April 29, 2020, NCAA Board of Governors’ Guidelines for Future NCAA and Federal NIL Legislation On April 29, 2020, the NCAA issued a press release announcing its Board of Governors’ action responding to the comprehensive April 17, 2020, NCAA Federal and State Legislation Working Group Final Report regarding college athletes commercializing the use … Read more
2017-18 NCAA Member Institutions: Title IX Athletics Participation Compliance with Prong One Proportionality Test. Forty-eight years following the adoption of Title IX, most institutions are expected to comply under Title IX’s Prong One participation requirement: male and female athletic participation equal to the percent of males and females in the institution’s undergraduate student body. Female … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – APRIL 7, 2020 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President The Drake Group www.TheDrakeGroup.org 740-677-2642 Coronavirus Crisis and Financial Issues in College Athletics: What Do We Do Now?? NEW HAVEN, CT. – There is no doubt that the Coronavirus is affecting everything, including the sports world. The … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – MARCH 9, 2020 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President The Drake Group www.TheDrakeGroup.org 740-677-2642 Another Reason Why Congress Must Help Intercollegiate Athletics… NEW HAVEN, CT. – On March 8, 2020, NBCNews.com broke a story on the extent to which college students were subsidizing athletic programs at … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – FEBRUARY 26, 2020 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President The Drake Group www.TheDrakeGroup.org 740-677-2642 The Drake Group Calls for ‘Honest Broker’ to Oversee College Athlete NIL Deals NEW HAVEN, CT. – Today, The Drake Group issued a revised position statement on college athletes’ rights to independently … Read more
By Jon Ericson
Pageantry, tailgating, alumni gatherings, color, excitement, sex, violence, . . what’s not to like about college football?
Okay, there’s the pretend courses, the faux patriotism, noise piped in someone, somewhere thinks is music, drunk fans, high prices, uncomfortable seats, and the ubiquitous TV commercials and plays under review.
By Jon Ericson
Pay college football players? Want a better idea: give them back their game. Game time: lock up the coaches, and let college kids be college kids.
PRESS RELEASE – DECEMBER 19, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President The Drake Group www.TheDrakeGroup.org 740-677-2642 The Drake Group Echoes Congressional Calls for the NCAA to Address Athlete Violence NEW HAVEN, CT. – On December 12, Kenny Jacoby of the USA Today Network reported on the Network’s investigation … Read more
By Frank G. Splitt
The present commentary is still another attempt to illuminate what’s really going on in the continuing erosion of higher education in America. It also serves as a challenge to members of college and university governing boards to rise to the occasion and recognize that they are directly responsible for the actions of the leadership at their institutions—leadership that has led to an ongoing tragedy in higher education—excessive commercialization, the lowering of standards, and the graduation of students who can’t write or think critically and who won’t be able to compete in the global marketplace.