2024 Sack Symposium Program and Resource Materials

Session #1: Opening Remarks and Panel One: “Beyond the Game: College Athlete Health and Well-Being” — April 18, 2024, 9:00am-10:45amET

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 – 11:00am-12:30pm ET

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 – 12:45pm-1:45pm ET

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 – 2:00pm-3:30pm ET

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.