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A professor with Title IX expertise says athletes' lawsuit against SFA for cutting sports was 'proper' option in current climate

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 7:00 pm
A professor with Title IX expertise says athletes' lawsuit against SFA for cutting sports was 'proper' option in current climate
SFA celebrates winning the 2016 NCAA championship. Photo by Stephen F. Austin University.
Citing budget deficits and the looming House settlement, Stephen F. Austin State University on May 22 announced it was eliminating the women’s bowling, beach volleyball, and golf teams, along with the men’s golf team, as I detailed in this story that broke the news before the school’s announcement. On June 30, some of the female athletes whose sports were cut filed a Title IX sex discrimination lawsuit against SFA, charging that SFA even before the cuts already was...