Feds demand university apologize to female athletes, order policy overhaulSan Jose State University violated Title IX by allowing a biological male on the women’s volleyball team, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. “Even worse,” Rickey added, “when female athletes spoke out, SJSU retaliated—ignoring sex-discrimination claims while subjecting one female SJSU athlete to a Title IX complaint for allegedly ‘misgendering’ the male athlete competing on a women’s team. The controversy began in 2024, when it became public that a a trans-identifying male played on the women’s volleyball team. McNabb is leading voice for women’s sports after sustaining a traumatic brain injury from a volleyball spike by a biological male transgender athlete. “SJSU failed its female athletes through manipulation, secrecy, and intimidation, all at the expense of their rights and safety.