CASE NAME: Letter re: Yale Public Schools, No. 07251103 (OCR 07/25/25).
CASE NAME: Letter re: Yale Public Schools, No. 07251103 (OCR 07/25/25).
When it comes to how some coaches and staff view athletic conferences, there's likely a disconnect between perception and reality. “The most common misconception about an athletic conference is that decisions are made whimsically and unilaterally,” noted Chris Graham, M.S., Sunshine State Conference Commissioner. “Whether within the governing committee structure or from the conference office, coaches or administrators may lack understanding about all the factors that weigh in to any particular decision and the responsibility governing authorities have to consider all perspectives. Lack of context and involvement, therefore, tends to develop misconceptions amongst member representatives when questions arise over decisions and outcomes,” he added.
Two Seton Hall University basketball players (a male member of the men's team and a female member of the women's team) filed a joint lawsuit against the university, alleging gross negligence by Seton Hall's athletic trainers in handling their respective knee injuries.
The coaching carousel has certainly taken center stage in the midst of the 2025 college football season. Schools that have been concerned with the performance levels and direction of their teams have demonstrated a clear willingness to part ways with coaches even if their employment contracts have several years remaining and require expensive buyouts.
Some athletics administrators view the struggle to retain student-athletes and coaches as a loyalty problem, while others see it as purely a natural outgrowth of the changes in the financial landscape of college sports.
An overview of the key topics faced by college athletics administrators with citations to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations, and additional sources.
Successful higher education administrators keep busy schedules, jumping from one task to another and sometimes feeling overwhelmed by competing priorities. How can we find time when there is none?
CASE NAME: Letter re: Gore Public Schools, No. 07241066 (OCR 08/19/25).
CASE NAME: Doe v. Vanderbilt University, et al., No. 3:23-cv-00426 (M.D. Tenn. 08/15/25).