Official 2024 Sack Symposium Program

Biographical Information on All Panelists – by Session

Recommended Books for Sack Symposium 2024

Session #1: Opening Remarks and Panel One: “Beyond the Game:  College Athlete Health and Well-Being” – See recording here.

Suggested Resources

• Dennis Thompson. (April 5, 2024) Suicide Rates Have Doubled in 20 Years Among U.S. College Athletes. HealthDay.
• Jenifer Reader, Barbar Gordon, and Natalie Christensen. (November, 2022) Food Insecurity among a Cohort of Division I Student-Athletes. Nutrients. 2022 Nov; 14(21): 4703.
• Sonja Dahl, Terrell Strayhorn, Michael Reid Jr., Vanessa Coca, and Sara Goldrick-Rab. (January 2022) Basic Needs Insecurity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A #RealCollegeHBCU Report. The Hope Center #RealCollege Survey
• Cornett, Allyson. (October 2022) Basic Needs Insecurities Among college students at minority-serving institutions. Trellis Company.
• Noelle Miller (June, 2023) Food Insecurity Among College Student-Athletes. University of New Haven student research presentation.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association. (May 2022) NCAA Student-Athlete Well-Being Study (Fall 2021)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2019) Five Themes from the NCAA Goals Study of the Student-Athlete Experience.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (February 15, 2024) Webinar #32: Conference Realignment – What Does It Mean?
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (September 30, 2021) Webinar #3: The Silent Struggle:  Experts Speak on College Athletes Mental Health
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (October 1, 2019 ) College Athlete Health and Protection from Physical and Psychological Harm.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (2016) Athletic Governance Organization and Institutional Responsibilities Related to Professional Coaching Conduct.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (2021) A Continuing Disgrace: Intercollegiate Athletics Race Issues.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (October 19, 2023) Webinar #28: What is the Cost of College Athlete Mental Health.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (September 21, 2023) Webinar #27: Coach Abuse of College Athletes – Is There a Solution?

Panel 2 – The House Always Wins: The Impact of Sports Betting on College Athlete Well-Being  – See recording here.

Suggested Resources

• National Collegiate Athletic Association. College Sports Betting – NCAA Official Statement.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association. (September 2023) NCAA Survey of Senior Compliance Administrators on Sports Wagering Issues.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2023) Sports Betting Activities Survey April, 2023: Key Findings.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association. Sports Wagering: What Student-Athletes Need to Know.
• National Council on Problem Gambling. National Survey on Gambling Attitudes and Gambling Experiences 1.0 (2018) and 2.0 (2021)
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (March 14, 2024) Webinar #33 – The College Athlete: Match Fixer, Gambling Addict, or Victim?
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (May 18, 2023) Webinar 26: Sports Betting:  What are the Risks for Intercollegiate Athletics?
• The Honorable Paul Tonko, United States Representative, 20^th Congressional District of New York. (March 24, 2024) Outline of Proposed The Safe Bet Act and Fact Sheet: The Safe Bet Act

The Drake Group Education Fund National Awards Presentations – See recording here.

National Awards Presentations

• The 2024 Drake Hero Award – Sally Roberts – see awards plaque
• 2024 The Drake Group Education Fund National Public Service Award –The Honorable Mikie Sherrill, United States Representative, 11th District of New Jersey —  see awards plaque  
• 2024 Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics — Nicole Markus, Alyce Brown, Cole Reynolds, Divya Bhardwaj — The Daily Northwestern 
  • see awards plaque
  • read winning entries: “Former NU football player details hazing allegations after coach suspension,” “Former NU players describe racist environment in football program.”  The Daily Northwestern

Panel 3 – For Love AND Money – Balancing Equity, Opportunity, and Compensation in College Sports – See recording here.

Suggested Resources

• Winston & Strawn LLP. United States District Court Northern District of California Oakland Division. Complaint Class Action No. 23-cv-6325, DEWAYNE CARTER, NYA HARRISON, and SEDONA PRINCE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION; PAC-12 CONFERENCE; THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE, INC.; THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE, INC.; SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE; and ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE, Defendants.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP. United States District Court Northern District of California Oakland Division. Consolidated Amended Complaint Class Action No. 4:20-cv-03919 CW, In Re College Athlete NIL Litigation.
• State of Tennessee, and Commonwealth of Virginia, Plaintiffs, v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Defendant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 3:24-cv-33 Complaint.
• Sommer, J. (April 10, 2024) As Sports Betting Explodes, College Athletes Must Be Protected. Sportico: The Business of Sports.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (January 18, 2024) Webinar #31: Does Baker’s Proposal Invite the Power 4 to Leave the NCAA and What Might Happen If It Does?
• The Drake Group. (December, 2023) Fair and Equitable Governance Framework for College Athletes.
• The Drake Group Education Fund. (November 16, 2023) Webinar #29:  Collegiate Athletics Reform Bills Being Considered by Congress.