Category: College Sports

Tradition vs the Twenty First Century: The Debate Over the Use of Native American Mascots

Photo Credit: https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/as-washington-renounces-native-american-imagery-pressure-continues-on-remaining-teams/ It seems like it’s a debate as old as time, but again there is controversy regarding a sports team using Native American mascots and imagery. No, it’s not the Atlanta Braves, or the Kansas City Chiefs, or the Chicago Blackhawks, but an obscure high school in the Long Island town of Massapequa.... Continue Reading →

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UB Athletics: A Profile on D’Ann Keller

D’Ann Keller is currently the Deputy Director of Athletics, the Senior Woman Administrator, and the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee for UB Athletics. She graciously took the time to share insights into her career and offer advice for those interested in pursuing careers in athletics. How It Started D’Ann developed a love for athletics from... Continue Reading →

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Into the Spotlight:  Gators Men’s Basketball Coach Next in a Series of Problematic Coaching Concerns?

Early this month, the Florida Gators mens basketball coach Todd Golden became immersed in the spotlight, but not for the right reasons. Golden recently has been the center of a Title IX investigation amongst allegations of sexual harassment, stalking, and cyberstalking.[1] The allegations come from various women, including students. The Title IX complaint was filed on... Continue Reading →

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The Effect of Loper Bright on Title IX Regulations

The recent Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a significant shift in how federal courts will approach administrative agencies’ interpretation of laws, including Title IX regulations. If a statute was ambiguous or left an administrative gap, the long-standing Chevron deference, established in Chevron v. NRDC, required a court to defer to... Continue Reading →

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Recent Developments in the Legal Morass of Title IX

Title IX, the landmark federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, continues to face legal challenges and regulatory shifts as applied to collegiate athletics. The last Title IX blog post covered the lawsuit filed against the NCAA for allowing Lia Thomas to compete in swimming.[1] Legal Challenges to 2024 Regulations: The Department of Education (DOE)... Continue Reading →

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The SAFE Bet Act: What You Need to Know

In May of 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States released an opinion – Murphy v. National College Athletic Association – which “struck down a 1992 federal law . . . that effectively banned commercial sports betting in most states . . . .”[1] In essence, the opinion “open[ed] the door to legalizing the... Continue Reading →

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Brantmeier v. NCAA: As a Matter of Principle, Tennis Players and Other Individual-Sport Collegiate Athletes Should be Able to Keep Their Professional Earnings in a Post-NIL World

In 2022, high school senior Reese Brantmeier was the number one girl’s college prospect in the United States.[1] Accordingly, because Brantmeier was at the upper echelon of American junior tennis, she had a choice to make – turn professional or go to college. Brantmeier ultimately chose the latter and “accepted a scholarship to play for... Continue Reading →

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Employee or Not Employee? That is the Question. The Test for Employee Classification and its Impact on the USC Case Before the NLRB.

In the ever-changing landscape of college athletics, one of the biggest issues on the table is whether student athletes should be reclassified as employees. Like most questions in the legal field, the answer to this question is “it depends.” Accordingly, the test to determine if one is considered an employee under the National Labor Relations... Continue Reading →

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