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Diving deep on the Department of Education's bombshell memo
Hey there,
What is the relationship between Title IX, NIL, and Rev-sharing? Thatās what weāre looking at today on the heels of a massive memo that the Department of Education just released. Weāre here to break down the entire document thatās got seemingly everyone in a tizzy.
The timing of this memo could not be more contentious ā it was released under the Biden Administration, but now Donald Trump is president. Thatās a challenge to whether or not it will stand. This is easily the most important story of the new year so far, so letās get into it.
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ā Cole, Justin and Collin
The last few days have been massive for college sports. Yes, of course, the National Championship game was decided ā congratulations Ohio State ā but thereās been a bevy of off-field developments that have been piling up so high, Iāve been itching to catch you up to date on. At the top of that list is a conversation surrounding the Department of Educationās recent memo on Title IX.
Now, weāre no strangers to talking about Title IX and NIL around here. Weāve discussed it plenty in the past, so if youāre a long-time All-Access subscriber, youāll be well aware that thereās no definitive answer to the question of whether NIL payments ā and specifically NIL collectives ā should be subject to Title IX.
But the Department of Educationās memo isnāt really about NIL ā at least entirely. Itās mainly about rev-sharing, which is about to hit college campuses in April once (and if) the House Settlement passes. If rev-sharing is subject to Title IX, then a whole lot about how weāve imagined the future of college sports could be different.
Letās take a look at what the memo said, and how it will affect college sports in the near future.