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January 22, 2021

Executive Order Says Schools to Include Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports

On his first day in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that is calling on schools across the country to allow transgender student-athletes to participate in the sport of their gender identity. The order, aimed at "prev...

November 20, 2020

NCAA DI Athletes Have 90% Graduation Rate

by Wesley Sykes

According to recent data released by the NCAA Division I Graduation Sucess Rate, college student-athletes are earning degrees at the highest rate ever recorded. Nine out of every 10 student-athletes who started college in 2013 earned degrees — a...

November 4, 2020

Georgia Tech Athletics Introduces Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Pledge

by Wesley Sykes

As a culmination to last week’s ACC Unity Week celebration, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) has unveiled its new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) pledge. The GTAA’s DEI pledge outlines Georgia Tech athletics’ commitment to s...

October 30, 2020

UAA Conference Cancels 2020-21 Winter Season

by Wesley Sykes

The University Athletic Association (UAA) Presidents Council has unanimously approved a resolution to cancel all formal UAA winter sport competition for the 2020-21 season. Over the last several months several UAA committees comprising athletic ad...

October 21, 2020

William & Mary Reinstates 3 Women’s Sports

by Wesley Sykes

A sense of normalcy is returning to the College of William & Mary athletics department. Shortly after former athletic director Samantha Huge resigned after the backlash of slashing multiple athletic programs, the Tribe announced this week that so...

October 9, 2020

Univ. of Maine Receives $90M Gift for Athletic Facilities

by Wesley Sykes

The University of Maine is the recent recipient of the largest single gift to an athletics department at a public university in New England and among the largest gifts ever nationwide, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News. The Harold Alf...

September 30, 2020

What Is a Coach To Do During COVID-19?

by Thomas Gioglio

COVID-19 continues to impact colleges and universities everywhere. Some institutions have opened their campuses, many have not. Teaching and learning are being done partially or all virtual. Currently, the majority of all Fall intercollegiate sport c...

September 25, 2020

Pac-12 To Resume College Football in November

by Wesley Sykes

All of the Power 5 conferences will be playing college football come November. On Thursday, September 24, the Pac-12 Conference announced it will be holding a truncated season, according to various media reports. Based on updated Pac-12 COVID-19 M...