Sports, OCR, College Athletes

Trump Executive Order Seeks to Rein in 'Chaotic Environment' of College Athletics and NIL, Preserve Non-Revenue Sports

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/30/2025

During the 2025 University of Alabama commencement address on May 1, President Donald Trump had a conversation with former Alabama coach Nick Saban about the state of college athletics. President Trump asked coach Saban for...more

Department of Education Warns NCAA Schools That NIL Deals May Implicate Title IX Obligations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2025

The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity...more

Office of Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Transgender Student Participation in Athletics

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/24/2023

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on April 6, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about sex-related criteria used to limit or deny a student's ability to participate in...more

Department of Education Issues Proposed Title IX Amendment Regarding Athlete Eligibility

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 4/20/2023

The federal Department of Education released a notice of proposed rulemaking earlier this month addressing gender identity and participation in athletics. ...more

Department of Education’s New Proposed Rule for Transgender Participation in Athletics

BCLP on 4/12/2023

The participation of transgender athletes in youth, interscholastic, and elite sport has long been a highly charged political issue domestically and internationally, with a vast range of different approaches to regulating...more

Scandals, Investigations, and Media Scrutiny – The Need for Proactive Policies and Procedures in Athletics Departments

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 9/2/2016

With the college football season set to kick off, most attention will turn to wins and losses rather than the off-field issues that place universities and athletic departments in the media spotlight. However, with the...more