{"title":"Trust in administrators plays key role in whether students disclose hazing incidents","authors":"Halley Sutton","doi":"10.1002/catl.70117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70117","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hazing on college campuses continues to be a problem, particularly for groups associated with fraternity and sorority life and athletics. The Hazing Deaths Database, which has tracked incidents in the United States since 1838, reveals an average of five deaths per year due to hazing since 2000. And at least two fatal incidents of hazing have already occurred this year (as of August of 2026).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007531","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.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"2-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007492","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":"Consider implications of athletics departments entering into private equity deals","authors":"Robert J. Romano J.D., LL.M.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70110","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The University of Utah has become the first NCAA member institution to finalize a private equity deal for its athletics program. This marks what could become one of the most significant, and perhaps consequential, structural changes in intercollegiate athletics. By partnering with the New York-based investment firm Otro Capital, Utah has created a separate and distinct commercial entity titled Crimson Brand Partners, which will monetize the university's athletic department's revenue-generating assets.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007528","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":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Galvan v. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio</i>, No. 5:25-CV-00990 (W.D. Tex. 05/08/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007535","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 university deny student-athlete due process?","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/catl.70111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70111","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A former student-athlete sued Central Michigan University after he was dismissed for providing false information on his transfer application.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"6-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007529","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 concerned with inaccessible route at recreational facility","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Tarkington Independent School District</i>, No. 06-24-1873 (OCR 07/16/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007534","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 transgender student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>West Virginia, et al. v. B.P.J.</i>, No. 24-43, No. 24-38 (U.S. 06/30/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007532","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":"Hire smart: Apply blue sky strategy for gray sky days","authors":"Lawrence M. Zacarese","doi":"10.1002/catl.70116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>If you ask anyone in my organization what I think our greatest resource is, they may roll their eyes or chuckle, but anyone who works closely enough with me knows my answer: I feel very strongly that our “human resource” is our most important resource. My HR colleagues would add to the conversation by saying that organizations are built on people, but the truth is more nuanced; organizations are built on the right people. Skills matter, experience matters, but in a world defined by volatility and constant reinvention, two qualities emerge as the backbone of high-performing teams: resilience and trustworthiness. Recruiting for them isn’t just a hiring strategy, it's a philosophy of organizational survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"3-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007527","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":"AD's dual leadership role reaps benefits for college athletics department","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/catl.70112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70112","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To the uninitiated, holding a dual role as an academic dean who also runs the athletics department might seem like an unwieldy juggling act full of conflicting responsibilities. But Brent Davis has a much different perspective. “Some of the benefits of having the dual role is our coaches and employees can get things done more quickly,” said Davis, Dean of Physical Education and Athletics Director at the College of the Sequoias in California for the past 13 years. “Because I’m also a dean, I can give them answers on bigger issues sooner. It helps our coaches and staff clear their plates and get back sooner to running their programs,” he added.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007533","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 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}