32 Oregon Female Athletes File Sex-Discrimination Lawsuit Against University.
The University of Oregon is facing a lawsuit from some of its female athletes over alleged violations of federal law by "depriving the of equal athletic financial aid and other resources."According to Sportico, 32 athletes from the women's beach volleyball and club rowing team are accusing the school of violating Title IX by disproportionately allocating resources through its NIL collective.
"The named plaintiffs, which include 26 members of Oregon’s women’s beach volleyball team and six club rowers, accuse the soon-to-be Big Ten university of violating federal law by depriving them of equal athletic financial aid and other resources. Those other disproportionate resources, the plaintiffs allege, are the benefits UO athletes receive through Oregon’s NIL collective, Division Street, and Opendorse, which hosts the Ducks’ official NIL marketplace," Sportico's Daniel Libit wrote.