#55 Webinar Series- Investigative College Sport Journalism: Meet our 2026 Student Award Winners, Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2:00-3:30pmET

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#55 Webinar Series- Investigative College Sport Journalism: Meet our 2026 Student Award Winners, Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2:00-3:30pmET

Join us as student reporters who took top prizes in the 2026 Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics share their reporting and top journalists discuss the vital role of enterprise and investigative journalism on college campuses. The winners will talk about their stories with an esteemed panel of … Read more

Webinar #54 The Litigation Portal: Retention, Recruiting, and the Law

Moving beyond “Wild West” clichés, this webinar examines the shift in collegiate athletics toward a litigious landscape governed by contract law and revenue-sharing. As we head into 2026, legal and industry experts will dissect the rise of “tortious interference” lawsuits between universities, as well as the unprecedented legal battles between institutions and their own athletes … Read more

Webinar #53 House v. NCAA: College Athletes Speak Out on the House Settlement with Attorney Leigh Ernst Friestedt, Thursday, January 22, 2026 – 2:00pm-3:30 p.m. EST

Attorney Leigh Ernst Friestedt will lead a candid conversation with the collegiate athletes she represents in one of the most consequential legal battles in sports history. These athletes have stepped into the legal spotlight to challenge the settlement, arguing that the proposed revenue-sharing models and back-pay distributions directly violate Title IX. This webinar goes beyond … Read more

The Drake Group Releases National State-by-State Database of Athletics Name, Image, and Likeness Legislation

The purpose of updating the 2021 database created by The Drake Group is to provide legislative policymakers, athletics administrators, and college athletes with current knowledge of state laws related to NIL and other third-party employment. School administrators need to understand what laws require in their own states and the states where their teams compete, to best guide their student-athletes, especially when … Read more

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

 Join top leaders in sports broadcasting as they 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. This webinar will explore the new media landscape as well as how the findings of the landmark Kaplan Report—which … 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

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

RECORDING AND RESOURCE MATERIALS

See Video Recording of Full Proceedings 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 … Read more