As the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four tips off this coming weekend with record-breaking tournament viewership, it’s more important than ever for the NCAA to fix its glaring gender inequity in revenue distribution: Remarkably, the NCAA still rewards schools and conferences for tournament wins and participation for only men’s basketball teams. The Knight…
As the College Football Playoff (CFP) wrapped up negotiations on its lucrative new media rights deal with ESPN, senior writer Heather Dinich quoted Knight Commission CEO Amy Privette Perko on the increased payout for the FBS conferences. The article highlights Perko’s statement calling CFP revenue “FBS football’s exclusive and unrestricted revenue distribution plan” and noting…
Several national media outlets, including ABC News, published this Associated Press wire story that summarized the implications of the NCAA’s legal battles. The article quotes Knight Commission CEO Amy Perko, noting her position that: “the NCAA’s insistence of trying to govern major college football while it has no jurisdiction over its postseason and no say…
Criteria and Implementation Resources C.A.R.E. Model Conference Expectations Implementation Resources for DI Conferences – April 2024 PDF for DI conferences that distribute less than $100 million PDF for DI conferences that distribute more than $100 million FAQ Other C.A.R.E. Model Resources What it Means to Be a C.A.R.E. Champion Interested in 2025 grants? Contact Sandy…
C.A.R.E. Model Implementation Resources (updated April 2024) C.A.R.E. Model Grant Application Resources (February 2024) C.A.R.E. Model Release (Sept. 2021) C.A.R.E. Model Report and Resources On November 17, 2023, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the launch of a C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant program, providing grants from a pool of $100,000 in 2024 to Division I Conferences…
1. What is the purpose of the C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant program? A new financial framework is needed to ensure that Division I shared athletics revenues are used to directly support the educational mission of college sports. This C.A.R.E. Model is created for conferences and national entities to bolster accountability and ensure that both the…
On Jan. 11, the Knight Commission presented details about its C.A.R.E. Model (Connecting Athletics Revenues with the Educational Model of College Sports) that provides an important and essential shift to a new financial framework. This new framework emphasizes the authority conferences have to more closely connect the distribution and spending of billions in shared athletics…
See page 7 of full report for explanation Summary Data Table for 50% Benchmark for fiscal years 2018, 2019, & 2022 (excluding fiscal years 2020 and 2021 due to COVID impact) Institution-Specific Data Data for each Division I public institution for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2022 (December 2023 update) Data for each Division I…
On3 asked industry leaders to weigh in on the No. 1 issue in college sports in 2023. Below is an excerpt of the response from Amy Privette Perko, CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics “The biggest issue in college sports right now is getting surprisingly little attention. The upcoming revenue distribution decisions of the governing…
Click on each photo to enlarge. From left: Len Elmore, Pam Bernard, Arne Duncan, and Amy Perko From left: Len Elmore, Pam Bernard, and Arne Duncan From left: Arne Duncan and Amy Perko Arne Duncan Len Elmore Amy Perko …