There is no female equivalent for football, and the opponents of Title IX would like to exempt it from the funding equation. But even in the sports where men and women both participated, the funding was unequal. That is when the lawsuit was launched. Twenty-nine other schools have been sued between 1992 and 1995 for Title IX violations. All were found guilty of non-compliance.
Football is the most expensive college sport, but it also generates the most revenue.
Schools have been out on the edge, spending money. They say they cannot figure out what to do. The trouble is that some want the law changed. The CFA, the American Football Coaches Association and the National Wrestling Coaches Association have all lobbied Congress to change the law. With a more conservative Congress and increased criticism of affirmative action programs such as Title IX, its opponents hope to weaken enforcement of the law.