This study used in-depth interviews with 8 male identifying athletes at Colorado College to explore the social processes that influenced their understanding of their masculine role within their gendered sexual script. Research revealed that the participants early exposure to pornography as their main source of education on sex, and their experiences navigating the highly aggressive social culture of their athletic teams, led the participants to create an understanding of sexual interaction that did not include asking for or conveying direct affirmative consent from their partners. The development of the participants’ understanding of their sex roles persists through macro ideologies including doing gender, social scripting theory and hegemonic masculinity. Despite Colorado College’s institutionalized commitment to educating the student body in the intricate manners in which consent must operate, this study illustrates how there remains a lack of understanding of consent among the male identifying athletic community; this paper concludes with curriculum recommendations for Title IX’s collaboration with the Colorado College Athletic Department.