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On3.com: “The NCAA’s date on Capitol Hill was a big missed opportunity”

Eric Prisbell covered the U.S. House’s Innovation, Data and Commerce subcommittee hearing where, he writes, “for nearly three hours, several lawmakers made clear that they’re either misinformed or under-informed about the complexities of the fast-evolving college sports enterprise … And all parties departed with the NCAA not an inch closer to receiving the lifeline from…

New York Times: “As Women’s Basketball Grows, Equity Is Trying to Catch Up”

Prior to the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four, Billy Witz examines the changes in the two years after a social media post of the inequities in the women’s basketball tournament went viral. From the article: Despite all the changes that have occurred since the Kaplan report, there’s been no change in revenue distribution,” said Amy…

Sports Business Journal: “NCAA Revenue Rewards Only Men, Not Women”

Michael Smith examines the revenue distribution of the NCAA Tournament and March Madness “with close to $170 million distributed to conferences and schools after March Madness based on the performance of the teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. No money is paid out based on how far the teams advance in the women’s basketball tournament.” From…

Opinion: College football has a unique opportunity to right itself

Sports Business Journal (SBJ) published an opinion by Knight Commission member Eric Barron on March 13, 2023, highlighting the changes leaders should make before new revenue from the College Football Playoff expansion hits budgets, noting revenue will “outstrip even the NCAA’s March Madness revenue, making the CFP the biggest pot of gold in college sports…

Forbes: “As March Madness Begins, It’s Time for Women to Play for the Money”

Karen Weaver took a look at the progress on addressing the inequities in the financial commitment and management of NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and examined the opportunities ahead. Reporting on the existing revenue distribution inequities where the NCAA rewards schools for the tournament success of men’s basketball teams and not the…

On3: “NCAA tournament gender inequities show up starkly in revenue distribution”

On3.com’s Eric Prisbell examines the gender inequities in the NCAA revenue distribution formula. From the article:”’If you are going to reward athletic performance, you need to reward it on a gender-equitable basis,’ Amy Perko, CEO of the reform-minded Knight Commission of Intercollegiate Athletics, told On3. She later added, ‘The NCAA has to change its revenue-distribution…

On3: “Who will ‘control’ college football in the future – the NCAA or a different entity?’

Veteran sports journalist Ivan Maisel identifies “the influx of money and its inequitable distribution” as “the wellspring of the sport’s current problems” and opines that “money has distorted the entire intercollegiate athletic model.” His commentary asks, prior to the start of the Charlie Baker’s tenure as president of the NCAA, which entity should ‘control” college…

ESPN “Finebaum Show”: Interview with Co-Chair Len Elmore

https://www.knightcommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kcia_clip_elmore.mp4 Knight Commission Co-Chair Len Elmore discusses challenges new NCAA president Charlie Baker will need to address and the realities of requesting federal legislation for college sports.

Front Office Sports: “P5 Football Coach Spending Shows No Sign of Slowing”

Amanda Christovich highlights key projections from the Knight Commission’s January 2023 NCAA Convention session. “If the NCAA, College Football Playoff, and Power 5 programs don’t make significant changes to their habits, spending on football coaching salaries will continue to far outpace spending for athletes’ rights, according to a Knight Commission report. By 2030, football coaching…