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The Athletes' Voice • March 27, 2025

The Athletes’ Perspective: ESPN’s “NIL contracts have employment and pay-for-play all over them, experts say”

Original Article (ESPN) “NIL contracts have employment and pay-for-play all over them, experts say.” That’s the title of the informational ESPN article exploring how Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements in college athletics are changing. It draws attention to how colleges are drafting NIL contracts with provisions that closely mirror the job obligations to that […]

The Athletes' Voice • February 11, 2025

More Than Medals: My Journey as the First HBCU Gymnast

I used to think that being a college gymnast meant you had to be the best. You must set a strict diet, train hard without a break, and eat, sleep, and breathe gymnastics. I believed that college gymnastics meant that you were supposed to be an All-American, national champion, and everything in between. But sometimes, […]