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Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury

U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, finds a recently released report.

January 5, 2021

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Senators Introduce “Bill of Rights” to Give College Athletes More Freedoms

Sens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal have introduced legislation that would drastically increase the rights of college athletes, USA Today reported. The 61-page “College Athletes Bill of Rights,” “backs those changes with a variety of enforcement provisions that would be directed by a commission whose governing board would be appointed by the President and have […]

December 17, 2020

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Supreme Court Takes Up Long-Running NCAA Dispute Over Student-Athlete Compensation

The Supreme Court will take up a dispute between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a group of student-athletes who say the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related compensation violate federal antitrust law, reports CBS News. The court agreed on Wednesday to consider the appeal, which was filed by the NCAA after the 9th U.S. Circuit […]

December 16, 2020

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Financial Impact of COVID-19 Dominates Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

As leaders in intercollegiate athletics convened virtually at the annual Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF), the discussions centered on how college sports have navigated this unprecedented year.

December 8, 2020

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Rooney Rule Revisited During Panel Discussion

Duquesne President Ken Gormley moderated a webinar about the impact of the NFL’s Rooney Rule and its contemporary relevance.

October 22, 2020

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A Reckoning for the Term “Student-Athlete”

When the NCAA coined the term “student-athlete” in the 1950s, it set in motion a propaganda machine that many scholars have taken shots at over the years.

August 26, 2020

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NCAA Names Dr. Derrick Gragg Vice President for Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement

The NCAA’s new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement will be Dr. Derrick Gragg, “an accomplished leader with more than two decades of experience in college athletics administration,” announced the NCAA. Gragg, who is currently vice president and director of athletics at Tulsa, will serve as the association’s chief diversity and inclusion […]

August 19, 2020

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Council of Excellence Launched

A group of diversity officers in college athletics is launching the Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Council of Excellence (DIECE), a support community for new diversity professionals in college sports. The initiative began with a group of 13 administrators, but now that the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) mandates that schools have athletics diversity staff, it’s […]

August 9, 2020

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NCAA Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About COVID-19, Will Only Support Fall Sports With ‘Strict Conditions’

The NCAA on Wednesday directed each division to make its own decision on fall sport championships but said it has “serious concerns” about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and will support fall events if “strict conditions” of health and safety are followed. The NCAA also made clear that all student-athletes must be allowed to opt out […]

August 6, 2020

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Many U of Idaho Football Players Don’t Want to Play This Fall, Says Report

Close to three-quarters of University of Idaho football players don’t want to play this coming fall because of health concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Stadium, which cited “multiple players” as its sources. These players told the publication that they have communicated their concerns to university authorities, including the head coach, assistant coaches, athletic […]

August 5, 2020

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Group of Pac-12 Football Players Threaten Boycott if Demands Aren’t Met

More than a dozen Pac-12 football players have issued a list of demands which include health and safety protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, racial justice, and economic equity. The student-athletes have threatened to boycott practice and games if their demands are not met. The players’ statement and demands were published in The Players’ Tribune and […]

August 3, 2020

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NCAA Allows Athletes to Wear Social Justice Statement on Uniform

The NCAA said on Thursday that it will allow student-athletes to wear patches containing social justice statements or other statements for commemorative and memorial purposes on their uniforms. Current rules in some sports don’t allow such patches but the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules which will now allow athletes two places on the […]

July 31, 2020