The Drake Group Asks U.S. Department of Education to Warn Colleges About Providing Assistance to NIL Collectives That Primarily Benefit Male Athletes

Andrew Zimbalist, President of The Drake Group, issued the following statement regarding the request last month from The Drake Group to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (DOE/OCR) to provide guidance to institutions of higher education regarding involvement in college athlete NIL and other college athlete employment and compensation activities that could result in violation of Title IX athletics provisions: “The Drake Group fully supports opportunities for college ath