Protect College Sports Act Briefing Memos: FISCAL ANALYSIS, IMPACT ON WOMEN’S, OLYMPIC, AND NON-REVENUE SPORTS, ANTITRUST CONCERNS
The Protect College Sports Act (S.4668) bills itself as saving women’s and Olympic sports– it will not. The NCAA and the Power Four Conferences spent $31 million lobbying Congress in the past year and at least another $10 million in television advertising over the last four weeks. Why? Because this federal legislation will cement the … Read more
State-by-State NIL Legislation Database
The Drake Group Education Fund and its sister organization, The Drake Group, are proud to share a comprehensive, updated State-by-State NIL Legislation Database, organized by subject matter and each state’s law to make reviewing and comparing provisions easier. This valuable resource was developed by Brooklyn Law School (BLS) student Chloe Theriault through the BLS Sports … Read more
The Drake Group Calls for Congress to Put Higher Education—Not Commercial Athletics—at the Center of College Sports Reform
Statement on the U.S. Senate’s proposed amendments to the proposed Protect College Sports Act of 2026 The flaws of this bill outweigh its strengths and should be opposed until brought back with major revisions detailed below. Under the circumstances (size and scope of this 171-page bill and sheer number of concerns), the Senate should consider … Read more
The Drake Group Urges Congress to Amend the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 to Better Serve College Athletes and Higher Education
Organization Commends Bipartisan Congressional Effort While Recommending Key Amendments to Protect Educational Integrity, Athlete Welfare, and Institutional Accountability WESTPORT, CT — July 13, 2026 — The Drake Group today called on Congress to amend and strengthen the proposed S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026 as lawmakers consider landmark legislation designed to establish a national framework for governing intercollegiate … Read more
The Drake Group Applauds Senate Education Committee Chair’s College Sports Initiative
On March 30, 2026, Senator Bill Cassidy, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), called for Congress to help fix college sports: “I talk to athletes, coaches, students, parents, and fans who all say the same thing: college sports are a mess,” wrote Dr. Cassidy. “Our mission is to set … Read more
Press Release: The Drake Group Urges Members of Congress to Oppose the SCORE Act and Support the College Athletics Reform Act as an Alternative
WESTPORT, CT — December 1, 2025. Kassandra Ramsey, President of The Drake Group (TDG), a 501(c)(4) non-profit academic think tank working to further the education of the U.S. Congress and higher education policymakers about critical issues in intercollegiate athletics, issued the following statements concerning two bills being considered by Congress. Statement Opposing H.R. 4312 the … Read more
The Drake Group Issues Congressional Briefing Paper: “Computation of Title IX Compliance Under the Terms of the House v. NCAA Settlement.”
On July 28, 2025, The Drake Group issued a Congressional Briefing Paper, “Computation of Title IX Compliance Under the Terms of the House v. NCAA Settlement.” in response to multiple requests from U.S. House and Senate staff members who have queried The Drake Group concerning this topic. Kassandra Ramsey, President of the Drake Group, issued the following statement: … Read more
Press Release- The Drake Group Releases Comments Critical of the SCORE Act, July 14, 2025
The latest draft of the SCORE Act was released on July 10 in preparation for this week’s markup in the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce subcommittee. Since the bill would, in effect, formalize the recently approved but contested NCAA v. House settlement as current law (seven appeals have been filed so far) and … Read more
The Drake Group Report: An Analysis of Objections to the Proposed Settlement of College Athlete NIL Litigation (aka House/Carter v. NCAA and Power Five conferences)
On March 24, 2025, The Drake Group released this major report analyzing the objections to the proposed settlement of major antitrust cases that would profoundly change intercollegiate athletics. The purpose of the report was to give members of Congress, higher education and college athletics stakeholders, and the general public, greater insight into the nature of Settlement … Read more
The Drake Group Applauds the 2025 “Fair Play for Women Act”
On February 5, 2025, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (CT-D) and U.S. Representative Alma Adams (NC-12-D) introduced the Fair Play for Women Act in the 119th Congress. Kassandra Ramsey, President of The Drake Group, issued the following statement: “The Drake Group applauds the Senator Murphy/Representative Adams team for stepping up to … Read more