Oregon Athletes' Lawsuit Could Determine if NIL Subject to Title IX

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Thirty-two female student athletes from the University of Oregon filed a Title IX lawsuit Friday in federal court, alleging that Oregon’s athletic department is out of compliance with Title IX.

As reported by USA TODAY, the suit alleges that Oregon does not fulfill any of the three "prongs" — participation proportional to enrollment; expansion of opportunities; accommodating existing interest — used to determine Title IX compliance. Specifically, the lawsuit says, the university's athletic department is guilty of "depriving women of equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics," according to a press release from Bailey Glasser LLP, the legal firm where well-known Title IX attorney Arthur Bryant works.

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