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WEBINAR #4: The Transgender Athlete in Girls and Women’s Sports
Following each Drake “Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics” webinar, Drake publishes answers to all the questions that the webinar audience raised that, due to time constraints, panelists were unable to answer. This webinar featured Juniper Eastwood, first NCAA Division I openly transgender athlete competing on a women’s team; Donna deVarona, two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, … Read more
The Drake Group Strongly Supports “College Athletes Bill of Rights” Introduced in the 117th Congress
On August 3, 2022, U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Brian Schatz, Ron Wyden, and Alex Padilla re-introduced the “College Athletes Bill of Rights” legislation aimed at advancing justice and opportunity for college athletes. “The College Athletes Bill of Rights bill is long overdue and extremely important,” said Andrew Zimbalist, President of The Drake Group. “It protects college athletes’ rights … Read more
Drake Group Decries NCAA Infractions Decision concerning UMass Women’s Tennis and Former Athlete, Brittany Collens
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Drake Group decries an October 16, 2020, NCAA Committee on Infractions decision penalizing college athletes rather than the athletic program administrators who botched the computation of their scholarship checks. Over a three-year period, UMass athletic department administrators failed to properly compute payments when 12 athletes moved off-campus. Eight athletes continued … Read more
Drake Applauds U.S. Senate “Athletes’ Bill of Rights,” Proposes Congressional Legislation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — On August 3, 2020, U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ron Wyden, Mazie Hirono, and Kamala Harris issued a “College Athletes Bill of Rights” statement that sought to advance justice and opportunity for college athletes and promised future legislation to realize their position. On August 13, they … Read more
The Drake Group Raises Concerns Regarding July 22 U.S. Senate Judiciary Hearing Testimony on College Athlete NILs/Compensation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Drake Group is encouraged that the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary reviewed issues related to integrity in intercollegiate athletics on July 22, 2020. While the hearing mostly focused on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights along with various state and federal NIL proposals, there were also important exchanges on … Read more
The Drake Group Applauds Pac-12 Football Players Issuance of Health and Well-being Demands
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A sparkling glimmer of hope was ignited by a group of Pac-12 football players on August 2nd with the issuance of their “Pac-12 Football Unity Demands.” The Drake Group applauds the courage and efforts of these players to bring public attention to their health and safety concerns during this pandemic and … Read more
Drake White Paper: College Athlete Name, Image and Likeness – Issues Causing Confusion
The Drake Group has fielded a number of questions from Congressional offices on NIL issues. There are three issues that appear to cause considerable confusion: (1) the meaning of “institutional revenue sharing with college athletes,” (2) group or joint licensing with the athlete’s institution, and (3) the extent to which Congress should grant a “limited … Read more
Who Says We Must Reform Collegiate Athletics?
Members of Congress, sport leaders, advocates and athletes – What they have to say about the need for collegiate athletics reform: Representative Donna Shalala, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Founder of Champion Women, Senator Cory Booker, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, former UCLA Gymnast Katelyn Ohashi, and Condoleeza Rice, Chair of the NCAA Commission on College … Read more
The Drake Group Applauds U.S. Senators for Taking Action on College Athlete Safety During Pandemic
The Drake Group Applauds U.S. Senators for Taking Action on College Athlete Safety During Pandemic NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Drake Group applauds U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Cory Booker (NJ) for introducing the “College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act” that would protect college athletes from forced or premature returns to campus and financial retribution … Read more