Background and UF’s Title IX Policy Todd Golden, the University of Florida (“UF”) Men’s Basketball Coach, has been “accused by an undefined number of [UF student] women for sexual harassment and stalking [over the course of one year] . . . .”[1] UF “received a formal Title IX complaint [regarding] Golden [on] Sept[ember] 27[,] [which]... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The NCAA, functioning as the governing body for college sports, has advanced the concept of the student-athlete in promoting amateur collegiate sports. For decades, the NCAA and its member colleges have increasingly monetized collegiate sports, generating revenue in 2022 estimated at $13.6 billion.[1] And for decades, the NCAA designation of student-athlete has been questioned.[2] Two... Continue Reading →
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 →
Last week, an Illinois jury awarded $2.9M in damages to Brian Holzgrafe, the former tennis coach at Quincy University (QU). The award is for Holzgrafe’s counterclaims against a former QU student-athlete. The $2.9M is comprised of $2M for damage to Holzgrafe’s reputation and emotional distress, along with $40,000 for loss of wages and $874,000 in... Continue Reading →
The college landscape has been changing drastically over the past year. There has been an influx of colleges that have sought to move from the conferences that they are currently in. The Atlantic Coastal Conference (the “ACC”) has added three new teams for the 2024-2025 season with open arms. It has added the University of... Continue Reading →