{"id":2470432,"date":"2025-08-04T08:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-must-save-college-sports-for-young-men-who-elected-them\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:13:50","slug":"gop-must-save-college-sports-for-young-men-who-elected-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-must-save-college-sports-for-young-men-who-elected-them\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Must Save College Sports For Young Men Who Elected Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-must-save-college-sports-for-young-men-who-elected-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dingell-we-are-going-to-lose-if-we-ignore-inflation-border-crime-thats-what-the-american-people-are-talking-about\/\" title=\"Dingell: &#039;We Are Going to Lose&#039; if We Ignore Inflation, Border, Crime, &#039;That&#039;s What the American People Are Talking About&#039;\">key voting group<\/a> that shifted to the Republican Party in the recent election, men under 30, traditionally voted Democrat but moved decisively toward Trump and Republicans. However, congressional Republicans have not addressed key issues important to young men, particularly the preservation of opportunities to compete in college sports.President Trump signed an executive order to protect non-revenue college sports, which many institutions are cutting due to financial pressures and strict Title IX regulations established during Bill ClintonS management. These &#8220;proportionality test&#8221; rules require colleges to align men&#8217;s sports participation with male enrollment,leading to the elimination of many men&#8217;s teams,including popular Olympic sports like wrestling-even though high school participation in wrestling is growing rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative lawmakers, such as Sen. Bernie Moreno, have criticized decisions to cut men&#8217;s wrestling programs, highlighting how these cuts ignore the benefits and successes of such teams. Additionally, new legal settlements that mandate compensation for college athletes will increase financial burdens on athletic departments, likely causing further cuts to non-revenue men&#8217;s sports. Some schools are even downgrading athletic divisions to reduce costs.<\/p>\n<p>The article argues that Republicans should prioritize supporting young men by protecting college sports programs that helped secure their votes, emphasizing the importance of maintaining these opportunities for men in higher education and athletics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The voting bloc that swung to the Republican side last November to give the GOP control of the White House and Congress was <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/time-to-deliver-on-trumps-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">men under 30<\/a>, who have traditionally <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/men-reject-dems-vote-for-a-woman-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted Democrat<\/a> by large majorities. They shifted by double digits from Biden in 2020 to Trump and Republicans in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But congressional Republicans are doing nothing for young men to retain their support, and they may return to the Democrat Party if this inattention by the GOP continues. For younger men and for fathers who have sons in high school, a top issue is the opportunity to compete in college sports.<\/p>\n<p>Trump issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/07\/saving-college-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive order<\/a> on July 24 to warn colleges against eliminating more sports teams in non-revenue, or <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/victimized-high-school-triumphed-where-olympics-f-1360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympic<\/a>, sports. Observing that &ldquo;the future of college sports is under unprecedented threat,&rdquo; Trump ordered the protection of college sports that are not money-makers for colleges, which is virtually every sport except football and basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Bipartisan legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-congress-and-the-president-can-save-college-sports\/\" title=\"Only Congress And The President Can Save ...\">save college sports<\/a>, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/4312\/text?s=5&amp;r=2&amp;q=%257B%2522search%2522:%2522score+act%2522%257D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCORE Act<\/a>, will be debated in the House when it returns after the August recess. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/college-sports\/know-donald-trumps-executive-order-nil-college-sports-rcna221157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teamed up<\/a> from opposite sides of the aisle in the Senate to produce similar legislation.<\/p>\n<p>But it is former President Bill Clinton&rsquo;s Department of Education regulation that makes men&rsquo;s college sports an endangered species on the verge of extinction. Called the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/supreme-court-wrestles-with-title-ix-647\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proportionality test<\/a>,&rdquo; it requires that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >colleges eliminate men&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s sports teams until the proportion of men in competitive sports at a college does not exceed the overall <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/where-are-the-men-526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">percentage of men enrolled<\/a> in academic classes there.<\/p>\n<p>This quota fails to recognize that an opportunity to play sports is often what men look for in deciding whether to go to college, in contrast with the typical reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/wrestling-with-title-ix-777\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">why<\/a> women make that decision. Women&rsquo;s overall enrollment has increased to 60 percent at many colleges, so the quota forces cutting men&rsquo;s teams down to only 40 percent of sports competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/national-sovereignty\/america-first\/olympic-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olympic sport<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/education\/presidents-and-the-importance-of-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">men&rsquo;s wrestling<\/a> is an example. It is safer than football and better for physical conditioning and weight control, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themat.com\/news\/2024\/august\/20\/nfhs-high-school-sports-participation-boys-and-girls-wrestling-make-big-gains-in-2023-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">booming<\/a> in high schools now. Participation has increased by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themat.com\/news\/2024\/august\/20\/nfhs-high-school-sports-participation-boys-and-girls-wrestling-make-big-gains-in-2023-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25 percent<\/a> since 2022, to attain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowrestling.org\/articles\/11223805-high-school-wrestling-participation-tops-300k-for-first-time-in-45-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">45-year high<\/a> of nearly 300,000 boys competing in this high school sport.<\/p>\n<p>A half century ago there were 155 Division I college men&rsquo;s wrestling teams, but today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowrestling.org\/articles\/12951710-new-dropped-d1-college-wrestling-programs-of-the-past-50-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">there are<\/a> only 79. That is nowhere near enough to support the demand for wrestling by boys who graduate from high school and are looking to attend college to continue their love of this terrific sport.<\/p>\n<p>Newly elected conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/landslide-in-ohio-shows-gop-path-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sen. Bernie Moreno<\/a>, R-Ohio, wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/2025\/02\/sen-bernie-moreno-questions-cleveland-states-decision-to-cut-wrestling-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a letter<\/a> in February criticizing the decision by Cleveland State University to eliminate its men&rsquo;s wrestling program. Wrestling is inexpensive, needing only a spongy mat and a coach, and this program was profitable at Cleveland State University as it has been at many colleges that have eliminated it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On behalf of my constituents, I would like to have an open and thorough discussion on this matter as many Ohioans, myself included, found this decision disquieting,&rdquo; Sen. Moreno wrote. He pointed out that the school&rsquo;s wrestlers had the second-highest GPA among Division I wrestling programs, behind only Harvard.<\/p>\n<p>Save Cleveland State Wrestling brought together alumni, wrestlers at the college, and their parents, and it could easily raise any funds needed for the program. But while colleges never admit this, Bill Clinton&rsquo;s Department of Education&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/bush-administration-caves-into-the-feminists-on-t-754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proportionality test<\/a> is usually the real reason that these wrestling programs are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Women comprise roughly 55 percent of the student body at Cleveland State, which means that men&rsquo;s sports participants can total only 45 percent of overall participation. Teams that have many members, like wrestling, track, swimming, and baseball, are being eliminated due to Clinton&rsquo;s misinterpretation of Title IX.<\/p>\n<p>In June, lawfare against the NCAA for additional compensation to college athletes culminated in a $2.8 billion settlement expected to impose enormous new financial burdens on athletic departments that are already stretched thin. This payout, which will enrich attorneys the most, will have the effect of ending many Olympic, non-revenue college teams.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re trying to stay compliant <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/family\/feminism\/how-feminists-abolished-mens-sports-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with Title IX<\/a>, I don&rsquo;t know how non-revenue men&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-could-kill-college-sports-by-favoring-ncaa-big-dogs\/\" title=\"Congress Could Kill ... By Favoring NCAA Big Dogs\">sports aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t the sports that are more apt to be eliminated,&rdquo; said Patrick Rishe, the sports business program executive director at Washington University in St. Louis. Recent examples include Grand Canyon University abruptly <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/newsletter\/the-next-college-sports-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ending<\/a> its men&rsquo;s volleyball program a year after it successfully reached the Final Four in the annual national tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Francis&rsquo; men&rsquo;s basketball team was spectacular this year, qualifying for the March Madness tournament, but this college is shifting from Division I to III to avoid the tidal wave of expenses and changes about to hit. It complained that college sports are being taken away from playing for the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/44402532\/saint-francis-first-four-loss-moving-division-iii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">love of the game<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Young men elected Republicans last November, and the GOP should help those who took them to the dance in D.C.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      John and Andy Schlafly are sons of Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) and lead the continuing Phyllis Schlafly Eagles organizations with writing and policy work.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men under 30 swung GOP in 2024 but face neglect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3946,"featured_media":2470433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-2025-07-31T141601.182.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39752,6571,6203,5894,39373],"class_list":["post-2470432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-college-sports","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-politics","tag-young-men"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-2025-07-31T141601.182.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3946"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470436,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470432\/revisions\/2470436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}