How Enforcing Title IX Would Fix College Football

Two complicated issues plaguing collegiate sports could use each other to solve both problems. Is it easy? No. Will athletic departments be willing to compromise? Probably not. Athletic departments have become such independent entities, ideas of "pay for play" are actually now being seriously lobbied for, despite it being impossible. The NCAA would really need to flex its muscles to make this possible. Title IX, in short, was enacted in 1972 to ensure there was no sexual discrimination in educational institutions which receive federal funding. There is no mention of sports, but Title IX's most public function revolves around athletics. Rarely is a school Title IX compliant, but due to a flawed three-pronged test, less popular men's college sports have suffered unjustly. The three-pronged test to check Title IX compliance is as followed: A school must provide athletic opportunities substantially proportionate to the ratio of male-to-female students enrolled in the institution. If ... (link)