Athletes.org News • September 11, 2025
As Congress resumes from summer recess, Athletes.org (AO) is emphasizing the biggest threat facing both college athletes and college athletics as a whole: the SCORE Act. This bill, written almost exclusively based on input from and the wishes of the NCAA and Power 4 conferences, continues to move forward without addressing the concerns that have […]
Athletes.org News • August 4, 2025
As the 2025 football season nears kickoff, the next chapter in the future of college sports is here and Athletes.org (AO) is once again leading the charge and building the bridge college athletics needs to reach a sustainable solution. Last night, for nearly 5 hours, AO met with 24 General Managers from power conference schools […]
Athletes.org News • July 28, 2025
The future of college athletics continues to be unclear, and President Trump’s recent Executive Order adds another wrinkle. This new Executive Order underscores the national urgency to address instability in college sports, but lacks the most important ingredient in the creation of a new system for college athletics – the perspective and partnership with the […]
Athletes.org News • July 17, 2025
Our world of college sports is changing rapidly, and those changes are happening without input from the people most affected: us, the college athletes. One of our biggest, and most timely, concerns is the proposed SCORE Act, largely influenced by college athletics leaders, without any input from college athletes. As it gains momentum, we, the […]
Athletes.org News • June 6, 2025
It has been settled. Today marks an unprecedented–and historic–moment for college athletes across the nation as Judge Claudia Wilken has officially approved the landmark $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement. The final approval today comes after years of litigation, and introduces a new era of college athletics in a landscape full of changes. “Today is […]
Athletes.org News • May 23, 2025
Athletes.org (AO) made history this week by hosting its inaugural Leadership & Policy Summit for college athletes to learn, lead, and have candid conversations about the state of the industry, ultimately meeting with more than two dozen members of Congress. Culminating in a press conference that captured the voices and vision of a new generation […]
Athletes.org News • May 20, 2025
Athletes.org (AO), the players association for college athletes, is hosting its first-ever Leadership & Policy Summit on May 20–21, 2025, bringing college athletes to the table to hold direct conversations with U.S. policymakers and industry leaders on the future of college sports. Athletes.org has worked with members to organize this two-day event to bring athletes […]
Athletes.org News • May 12, 2025
COLUMBUS, OH – Jim Cavale, Chairman and Co-Founder of Athletes.org (AO), stressed the importance of partnership and collective bargaining for college athletes in front of the Ohio House Workforce and Higher Education Committee Wednesday. Cavale testified in support of House Bill 184–the “Marvin Harrison Jr. Bill”–which seeks to protect college athletes from exploitative contracts and […]
Athletes.org News • March 27, 2025
On behalf of its more than 4,000 members, and for college athletes everywhere, Athletes.org (AO) filed an Amicus Curiae brief requesting clarification on the impending settlement on House v. NCAA. The brief, filed in the United States District Court Northern District of California, included input from legal experts such as Jim Quinn and Gary Shipman. […]