{"title":"OCR finds no accessibility issues with district's gymnasium seating","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Lovington Municipal Schools</i>, No. 08-25-1269 (OCR 05/26/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-Minute Drill","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OCR finds concerns with district athletics fields","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Lawrence County School District</i>, No. 04-22-1662 (OCR 04/10/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148699857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Past military service influences AD's leadership skills","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/catl.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Staff Sgt. Keri Becker's past military experience continues to help her to lead well in her current role as Director of Athletics at Grand Valley State University. “Chain of command, mission alignment, and leadership are the three words that come to mind when I think about the military's influence on my own leadership. I like the clarity a chain of command provides in communication and accountability,” said Becker, whose service in the U.S. Army Reserves included active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. “In an athletics department, we have our head coaches who are the ‘generals’ of their programs and the associate ADs who are the ‘generals’ of the functional units within the department. If these two groups of people are aligned in our purpose/mission, and they’re solid leaders and humans, we have the absolute best chance for the highest level of success,” she noted. Becker said that her team does “a wonderful job of ensuring communication flows to everyone in the department, and I trust them whole-heartedly.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":"8-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Did anti-hazing laws apply to alleged abuse?","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/catl.70102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70102","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A former Pennsylvania State University football player sued the university and its head football coach, alleging he endured repeated hazing and harassment from four teammates during his freshman year. According to the complaint, the teammates targeted the football player and other selected members of the team two or three times each week. The conduct allegedly occurred in several university facilities, including a locker room, the football building, an academic center, and a residence hall.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Patrick Biddix Ph.D., Stevan J. Veldkamp Ed.D., Eileen G. Sullivan Ph.D.
{"title":"Research-informed hazing prevention gains urgency as federal policy shifts","authors":"J. Patrick Biddix Ph.D., Stevan J. Veldkamp Ed.D., Eileen G. Sullivan Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For decades, colleges and universities have worked to reduce hazing through stronger policies, clearer reporting structures, and expanded awareness campaigns. Yet despite these efforts, hazing remains a persistent and deeply embedded challenge across higher education, including in athletics programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supreme court upholds state laws limiting women's sports to biological females","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/catl.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In a landmark decision for athletics departments nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court held on June 30, 2026, that colleges and universities may determine eligibility for women's sports teams based on biological sex — without violating Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause. The consolidated ruling in <i>West Virginia v. B.P.J</i>. and <i>Little v. Hecox</i> resolves a circuit split and validates laws now on the books in 27 states.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":"3-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understand implications of NCAA's new age-based eligibility rule","authors":"Timothy O’Brien","doi":"10.1002/catl.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The NCAA recently approved a new age-based eligibility rule for Division I that was intended to simplify the complex eligibility process and to align eligibility with traditional enrollment and graduation patterns. The rule now provides — but doesn’t guarantee — student-athletes with up to five years of eligibility. The five-year period begins with the earlier of either the student-athlete's full-time enrollment and attendance in class or the academic year following the student-athlete's 19<sup>th</sup> birthday.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learn how to balance authenticity with emotional regulation, leadership responsibilities","authors":"Esther Y. Siagian Rosbrook Ed.D., M.A., M.S.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While authenticity has become a defining characteristic of effective leadership, college athletics administrators often face a difficult question: How much of ourselves should we bring to work? Equally important is another question that receives far less attention: When is it appropriate to intentionally shield others from our own emotional burden? Perhaps an equally important question is one that every leader should ask themselves: What strategies do I use to intentionally manage and regulate my own emotions while fulfilling my professional responsibilities?</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 5","pages":"6-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Court rules against player's widow and estate","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Riggs v. National Collegiate Athletic Association</i>, No. 25A-CT-571 (Ind. Ct. App. 04/07/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 4","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}