The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.

U.S. Department of Education defines NIL as financial aid that must be proportional for male and female athletes

The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,

The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes to satisfy Title IX.

According to Lavigne & Murphy of ESPN.com, a Department of Education memo stated that the plans many major college athletic departments are making for how they will distribute new direct payments to their athletes "would violate Title IX law.

A U.S. Department of Education memo circulated Thursday may force some schools to reconsider how they plan to distribute direct payments to their men's and women's sports participants.

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded

Name, image, and likeness is a hot topic that's not losing steam. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a memo Thursday offering guidelines. The nine-page document informs schools on the requirements of Title IX as it relates to NIL.

The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in college basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Some of the top high school basketball players i the country will all be together in Massachusetts for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend for the 23rd annual Army National Guard Hoophall Classic at Springfield College’s Blake Arena.

The case settlement for House v. NCAA is due in two weeks, and the DOE has given their guidelines for moving forward.