The Future of the NCAA — Transformation or Preservation of the Status Quo
Panelists discussed whether the NCAA Division I Transformation Committee’s proposed changes that are the next steps in shifting governance away from a centralized organization to the respective competitive divisions will result in a different and transformative reality or a continuation to the Division I commercial sport model — a quest for the proverbial “golden ring.” […]
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, the sister organization of The Drake Group Education Fund, has communicated important information about NIL collectives to the Department of Education/Office for Civil Rights (DOE/OCR). 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 […]
WEBINAR 18 – Students, Employees or Both? Is There An Alternative Educational Model for College Sport?
As calls for college athlete compensation and unionization heat up, our stellar panelists offer their thoughts on how to defend the education model “student” priority. They discuss the pros and cons of the solutions being discussed in the courts, Congress and athletics administrators. Find out whether they believe there may be a new social contract […]
WEBINAR #17 – BRAIN TRAUMA – Are We Doing Enough to Protect College Athletes?
Thanks to science, we know far more now than years ago about the devastating effects concussions and sub concussive head impacts can have on the human brain. Helmets have changed, some sport rules have changed, but human physiology hasn’t. The brain smashing against the skull can cause lifelong damage. For the college athlete who tears […]
Webinar #16 – College Athletics Reform — Where Are the Faculty?
Panelists examine the inconsistent performance of college faculty, sometimes successfully acting as guardians of academic integrity and tamping down on academic fraud in intercollegiate athletics and at other times, abdicating their guardian role by succumbing to significant internal pressures that allow the athletics enterprise to control institutional academic processes. Each of the speakers have been […]
