Webinar #42 Athlete Compensation, Organizing, and Employee Status in College Sport. What is the Path Forward for College Athletes?

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Webinar #42 Athlete Compensation, Organizing, and Employee Status in College Sport. What is the Path Forward for College Athletes?

Our panelists discuss the impact of a free agent transfer portal, college athlete compensation tied to revenue production value with no financial guardrails, and the prospect of collective bargaining, unionization, and “employee” status. What might employee bargaining units look like within the multisport and national construct of college sport? Only 2-3 percent of Division I … Read more

Webinar #41 How will the Evolving Landscape of College Athletics Affect the USA Olympic Sports Development System?

The House/Hubbard/Carter v NCAA settlement has raised concerns among many that colleges and universities could soon pay athletes directly, particularly in revenue-generating sports, through NIL and revenue-sharing arrangements with the majority of these payments going to football and basketball players. These payments are poised to nearly double due to Title IX gender equity obligations, and … Read more

Webinar #40 NCAA v. House-Carter-Hubbard Proposed Settlement: The Current Legal Landscape

An exceptional line-up of attorneys, sport journalists, and academic experts take a deep dive into the impacts of the blockbuster NCAA vs. House-Hubbard-Carter antitrust lawsuits. They examine the current status of the proposed settlement, possible legal challenges, and how the $2.8 billion in past damages and estimated $20 billion in injunctive relief might affect Division … Read more

Education Fund Salutes Olympian, Advisory Council Member, Ashleigh Johnson

The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF) is thrilled to congratulate Advisory Council member Ashleigh Johnson on her remarkable achievement of representing the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. As a world-class athlete, Princeton graduate, and dedicated advocate for TDGEF, Ashleigh is an inspiration to us all. The extraordinary achievements of Ashleigh and other … Read more

Education Fund Releases Major Research Report: Improving Academic Outcomes in NCAA Division I Revenue Sports and HBCU Limited Resource Athletic Programs

A new report by The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF) highlights the low graduation rates of Division I football and basketball players, especially Black athletes at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). It urges universities to improve academic support for these athletes, who face pressure to succeed in both academics and sports. Julie Sommer, Executive Director of … Read more

WEBINAR #39 Women in College Coaching and Administration – The Double Standard

A stellar line-up of attorneys, coaches, and academic experts discussed the subtle and not so subtle ways in which a double standard is applied to female coaches and athletics administrators from evaluation of performance to compensation, hiring, and termination decisions. The most current statistics on female administrator and coach employment at the college level, including … Read more

Webinars #35, #36, #37, #38 – Every Session of The Sack National Symposium on April 18 from Howard University

The purpose of the 2024 Allen Sack National Symposium on April 18 at Howard University in Washington, DC was to address national issues having a critical impact on college athletic programs. Speakers and panelists discussed college athletes’ well-being with a focus on hazing, bullying, coach misconduct, and the little-known fact that thousands of college athletes … Read more

WEBINAR #34 What is the Role of the Press in Covering College Sports?

Student reporters and accomplished sports journalists who were judges in this year’s The Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics participate in a wide-ranging conversation about college sports and the role of investigative journalism. Student journalists from Northwestern University and Quinnipiac University, winners of this year’s sports journalism contest … Read more