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The article discusses potential claims related to civil or criminal activity conducted by students or those employed by athletics and the successful result carried with the involvement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Topics discussed include incarceration of two former football student-athletes after committing sexual assault at Baylor University, NCAA's breach of conducts, and punishments given by NCAA.

In October 2018, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge found that the NCAA's show-cause penalty violated state law and declared the related bylaws void in the state of California. This decision could potentially impact the future effectiveness of NCAA show-cause penalties in California and beyond. The show-cause order is issued to punish individual coaches for their connection to NCAA violations. If member institutions in California are allowed to proceed without considering these individual coach violations, other coaches under show-cause penalties may seek to challenge the legality of the NCAA sanctions against them. This article will ad dress the legality of the NCAA's show-cause order historically and the potential implications of the recent decision in California. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Schools and universities often struggle with the balance of education, prevention, and due process related to sexual assault claims on campus. With this struggle comes increased scrutiny, most of which focuses on athletics. A series of high profile incidents in recent years have involved student-athletes with many wondering if schools are protecting those individuals to safeguard the business of college sports. As the leading institution for college sport governance, the public looks to the NCAA to set an example. Their current silence related to sexual assault claims sets a difficult precedent. Should the NCAA intervene and enforce rules related to concerns that go beyond sport and into the courtroom? This article will address whether the NCAA should impose sanctions on universities related to the mishandling of sexual assault complaints. An examination of NCAA rules will be conducted to determine if the NCAA could potentially punish these systemic failures and how the NCAA would have to proceed to implement these sanctions. Finally, the article will address the success of those potential claims by highlighting the results of previous NCAA involvement in potential civil liability or criminal activity conducted by student-athletes or those employed by athletics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]