There was a time when no one ever dreamed that a drive in food place would be liable for excessively hot coffee that a client then spilled on themselves…legal realities are often defined anew when someone breaks with the status quo and challenges a counter party in court. I do not believe that this issue can be dismissed with a flourish of the hand. It would be interesting to see how a college would defend its decision to admit a particularly egregious and “red flag” type of an athlete (speaking in general now) if such a person fell waaay short of the espoused standards by such a college, and then proceeded to commit a crime against another student. If a willful disregard for the safety of the student body can be shown, there would be a precedent setting liability. I doubt that any such challenge in court would be easy, and in all likelihood, too intimidating for most people to undertake. My OP was really meant to exhort colleges to reexamine their values and priorities on this matter.