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The Drake Group Letter to U.S. Dept. of Education/Office for Civil Rights — Request for Issuance of Title IX Guidance Addressing Recruiting Practices of NIL Booster Collectives
The Drake Group, the sister organization of The Drake Group Education Fund, has communicated important information about NIL collectives to the Department of Education/Office for Civil Rights (DOE/OCR). The Drake Group believes that the current NIL chaos can be relieved by DOE/OCR clearly and precisely warning institutions, their conferences and national governance organizations of their obligations … Read more
The Economics of College Sport
Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College; President-Elect, The Drake Group; author of Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports (1999), The Economics of Sport, I & II (2001), Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It (2017) with Gerry Gurney and Donna Lopiano, and Whither College Sports (2021), explains the economics of … Read more
Webinar #13: 2022 Sack Symposium Proceedings: The Drake Group National Awards “A Vision for the Future”
Included in this program are the presentations of national awards to Sedona Prince, University of Oregon basketball player and journalism students who have excelled in investigative reporting on intercollegiate athletics. Allen Sack, Co-Founder of The Drake Group delivers a keynote address. In the midst of the current governance, NIL and athlete exploitation chaos, can a … Read more
EXAMINE CURRENT SPORT BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS
Read an overview of the current sport-related bills before Congress.
WEBINAR #9 FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS “Lack of Accountability for Athlete Abuse in College Athletics”
Over the last few decades, reported stories of athlete abuse in college athletics have become more frequent and more egregious. Incidents of abuse – including physical, mental, and sexual – have been swept under the carpet, and perpetrators are often able to resign and find employment at other institutions. The media as a whole is … Read more
Follow Up Notes: Webinar #7 – Racial Exploitation in College Sports: A Continuing Disgrace
WEBINAR #7 FOLLOW-UP NOTES AND Q&As-Racial Exploitation in College Sports
Webinar #8 – The Disintegration of the NCAA
Following decades of enormous legal fees challenging rules restraining college athlete employment, facing hundreds of concussion-related lawsuits, and then suffering an adverse June 2022 Alston U.S. Supreme Court decision that eviscerated its college athlete eligibility system built on control through use of “amateur status” regulations, the organization appeared to freeze based on fear of future … Read more
Tribute to a Gender Equity Icon – Christine H.B. Grant (1936-2021)
In December of 2021, at the age of 85 and after a life well-lived, Christine passed away. Her friends and colleagues will miss her dearly. In respect and with appreciation, The Drake Group acknowledges her many contributions to the sports management profession and the advancement of equal opportunity for and equal treatment of girls and … Read more