It’s literally not what the report found though. The racial biases pointed out in the report were largely claims that black players felt they had to conform to a different culture, rather than feel comfortable being themselves. They cited things like not being able to listen to rap music, not being allowed to wear jewelry, being discouraged from having tattoos or individualized hairstyles, etc. I think all of those rules are stupid, and should not have been in place. But none of that proves “without a doubt” that Iowa treated players differently based on race, and it doesn’t create an actionable cause of discrimination under Title VI.
Regardless, 7 of the 8 players in the lawsuit will not be able to bring a claim under Title VI because the statute of limitations has run.
Is it just me, or could any dumbass have sifted through social media and written something more informative than the Husch Blackwell report? What a joke. They interviewed plenty of players, and rather than highlight answers including by race, everything was basically, "Two players reported being subject to punishment for doing X, when white players did the same thing. One coach confirmed this. However, another player interview said they did not witness different treatment based on race." Seriously, as long as you had one player out of all questioned that takes each side of the issue you pretty much can write this garbage report.
Seriously, interview all the players, see how players of each race respond, then interview players from a couple other schools in a similar way and compare the answers. Is there a disparity between how players respond by race? How does that disparity compare to other schools?
I guess that's why you never send a lawyer to do a useful human being's job.
There were instances of players and coaches citing differential punishment and enforcement of rules. Yes, there are also examples of players being punished without an example that shows differential treatment. But the latter doesn't invalidate the former. And as has been said many times, you can't dismiss Iowa players talking about feeling like there is a disparity and chalk it up to a tough environment or sour grapes. If that were the case we'd have widespread reports across CFB, yet we simply haven't seen it.