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Webinar #52 – Enforcement of NCAA Rules and NIL Enforcement in the New and Dynamic World of Intercollegiate Athletics

Webinar #52 – Enforcement of NCAA Rules and NIL Enforcement in the New and Dynamic World of Intercollegiate Athletics Thursday, December 18, 2025 – 2:00pm-3:30 p.m. EST

This webinar addresses the increasing complexities of NCAA Enforcement, moving beyond traditional areas like recruiting and academic eligibility. The concept of amateurism is vanishing, and player compensation is rising, making rule monitoring and enforcement more challenging than ever. The future involves not only the NCAA but also the new College Sports Commission (CSC), established by the Power conferences to oversee and enforce limits on direct revenue sharing and roster sizes. How can the NCAA and CSC effectively enforce rules when the reward of winning often outweighs the risk of violations? Will future enforcement by either entity be an effective deterrent? This session explores the delicate balance between the “win-at-all-costs” environment, the chaotic NIL market, and the future revenue-sharing landscape. A panel of experts will discuss these seismic shifts, the role of the CSC in monitoring NIL and House settlement distributions, and how to build a competitive, fair, and sustainable future for college athletics.

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Webinar #51 – Beyond the Court: Women’s College Sports Broadcast Deals and Valuing Women’s Sports in the New Media Landscape

Top leaders in sports broadcasting dissect the seismic shifts shaping college athletics. From the landmark Kaplan Report, to NIL legislation, to the House v. NCAA settlement allowing direct athlete pay, we’re in a new world. Our panelists explored the new media landscape as well as how the findings of the landmark Kaplan Report—which revealed the … Read more

Webinar #50 – The New Era of College Athletics: Navigating Chaos and Building a Sustainable Future

The role of a collegiate athletic director has never been more complex. With seismic shifts in the NCAA landscape, including the rapid rise of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) legislation, the proliferation of collectives, and the new reality of revenue sharing resulting from the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, the traditional playbook is obsolete. This session is … Read more

WEBINAR #49 Brain Injury in Sport: How We Have Failed Athletes and Their Families

This webinar confronts the systemic failures that leave athletes and their families vulnerable to the devastating consequences of brain injury. Despite decades of medical evidence, rules governing athlete safety are too often shaped by financial pressures rather than guided by medical and mental health expertise. Catastrophic injuries and deaths frequently lack independent investigation by medical … Read more

The Drake Group Education Fund Statement on the Approval of the House v. NCAA Settlement June 9, 2025

The Drake Group Education Fund Statement on the Approval of the House v. NCAA Settlement June 9, 2025 The Drake Group Education Fund, a national clearinghouse for college athlete advocacy and rights, today offered the following statement in response to the federal court’s final approval of the House v. NCAA settlement. This landmark settlement will profoundly … Read more

WEBINAR #48 – Confronting Division I Sports Subsidization and Financial Sustainability

As we watch the revolution in college sports that is taking place, it’s essential to focus on financial realities and be cognizant of the impact of current and possibly growing future student subsidies. At a substantial majority of Division I schools, university subsidies, student tuition, and student fees (i.e., program losses) represent well over half the total revenues of … Read more

2025 National Allen Sack Symposium Photo Gallery

The official photo gallery from the 2025 National Allen Sack Symposium is now live and available for download. The collection features a range of moments from the event, including student portraits, panel discussions, speaker portraits, and group photos. We invite you to explore the gallery, download your favorite images, and post on social media. Be … Read more

WEBINAR #47: 2025 The Allen Sack National Symposium: Advancing Integrity in College Sport – April 10 at Howard University

Watch the complete proceedings of The Allen Sack National Symposium “The Pivot Point: College Athletics at a Crossroads.” Hosted by the Howard University Athletics Department, speakers address the evolving landscape of college sports, the possibility of new academic models, athlete mental and physical health, how changing economics will impact diversity in coaching and administration, and the current state of Title IX.

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Session 1 – Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 2 – Charting the New Landscape of College Sports: Education, Equity, and Commerce Post House v. NCAA

Session 3 – New Era, New Rules: Changing the Academic Playbook for College Athletes

Session 4 – National Awards Ceremony

Session 5 – Fireside Chat: House Settlement/Title IX/Olympic Sports

Session 6 – Beyond the Game: Prioritizing College Athlete Mental and Physical Health

Session 7 – The Price of Progress: How Changing Economics Will Impact Diversity in Coaching and Administration

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WEBINAR #46 — Investigative College Sport Journalism: Where Art Thou?

The student reporters who took top prizes in the 2025 Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics share their reporting and discuss the vital role of enterprise and investigative journalism on college campuses. The winners speak about their stories with an esteemed panel of sports journalists and authors from The Washington Post, The Athletic, The Minnesota … Read more