PRESS RELEASE – JULY 2, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The NCAA Changing Transfer Waiver Provisions Is Not Fair to the College Athlete WEST HAVEN, CONN — Last week the NCAA Division I Council approved new, more stringent criteria to determine whether athletes in … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – MARCH 20, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@au.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org Senator Birch Bayh: A Tribute NEW HAVEN, CONN. – On his recent passing at age 91, The Drake Group wishes to paytribute to the life and work of former Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN). … Read more
PRESS RELEASE – MARCH 22, 2016 For immediate release For more information: Gerald S. Gurney, President, Drake Group (405) 249-5835 geraldgurney@gmail.com www.TheDrakeGroup.org Drake Group Urges NCAA Division I Presidents to Support the Establishment of a Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics WEST HAVEN, CONN — Listing eleven current conditions that threaten the financial stability of college … Read more
The Drake Group (TDG), whose mission is to defend academic integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college sports, found, in response to the recently released report by the Independent Commission on College Basketball chaired by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, that the Commission got some things right, but missed the mark on several … Read more
Following the announcement of FBI indictments for under-the-table athlete payments, B. David Ridpath, President of The Drake Group, issued the following statement highly critical of the NCAA and its member institutions: Although the latest scandal that has enveloped college sports is not surprising, it was stunning to see the federal government getting involved in policing college sports. Despite … Read more
From the President April 6, 2018 B. David Ridpath, President The Drake Group (740) 593-9496 ridpath@ohio.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org Below is the information for the annual meeting scheduled for Friday, April 13th at 4:30 pm eastern time. All members are welcome to join. I know many of you will be at the CSRI conference in Columbia, SC … Read more
WEST HAVEN, CONN — The Drake Group, an organization whose mission is to defend academic integrity in higher education, has selected Dan Kane, an investigative reporter for Raleigh, North Carolina’s The News & Observer, to receive the Drake Hero Award. The Drake Hero Award was established in 2015 to honor an individual who has helped … Read more
“Prioritizing academics, well-being, fairness…” This is the NCAA mantra that is being touted and has been persistently repeated throughout the NCAA Final Four tournament events in Columbus, Ohio and San Antonio during the Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships. This message is of course amplified by television, social media and other delivery systems. In … Read more
In the wake of Dr. Larry Nassar’s convictions for sexual molestation, Drake Group president B. David Ridpath calls upon the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security to expand its current investigation beyond the actions of Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics, and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), to … Read more