Examining Title IX and Professionalization in Collegiate Athletics

By LEAD1 Association NCAA President Mark Emmert recently stated in an interview that Title IX has “nothing to do with employment.” Some legal experts disagree, arguing that Title IX unquestionably applies to employment law in the context of our enterprise. On the other side of the coin, some experts argue that Title IX only applies to educational law. So as college sports professionalizes to a potential employment model whether through judicial, administrative, or legislative means, one p