Overlooked & Changing Realities: What You Need to Know About the House Settlement Panel Discussion and Q&A The January 15, 2025, session clarified common misperceptions of the key legal, financial, and operational issues related to implementing the House v. NCAA settlement. Topics included some of the most misunderstood impacts, unresolved issues, financial implications, and essential…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics presents a series of four public forums examining the NCAA Division I model and the need for reform. View registration information for future forums and videos of earlier sessions.
Meeting resources and materials: C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grants and C.A.R.E. Champions press release Session summaries and panelist bios Video recording: Session 1: “Impact of proposed House settlement and college athlete-employment cases, including a discussion of Title IX” NOTE: This session was held on September 18, 2024, and the discussion was focused on the proposed House v.…
For Public Release September 9, 2024 On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at The Hamilton Hotel in Washington, DC, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics will hold a press conference to announce the inaugural recipients of its C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grants. The selected conferences have committed to following the C.A.R.E. Model principles that bolster financial accountability…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics presented a 60-minute session to explore solutions and the many questions that require answers for ALL Division I institutions to move forward in a post-House case landscape. Related Materials: Session Slides (PDF) C.A.R.E. Champion Grant Information Fixing NCAA Revenue Distribution and Settlement Payment Plan Video Recording Session Panelists/Presenters: Janet…
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…
Knight Commission Announces C.A.R.E. Model Grants for Division I Conferences CA.R.E. Model Grants Knight-Newhouse FBS Football Head Coach Buyout Data Presentation Slide Deck (PDF) Watch video of public meeting Photos for media use are available here Washington, D.C.–The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics met today in Washington, D.C. to discuss the once-in-a-generation opportunity that the…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics presented FBS financial projections through 2032 from financial services firm CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) based on an estimated $1.4 billion in additional annual revenue from the expanded CFP and “business-as-usual” spending patterns. The session also outlined financial solutions leaders should prioritize to fulfill the recently adopted NCAA holistic model and to…
On January 12, 2023, members of the Knight Commission presented the session “The Multi-Billion Dollar Question: How Should New CFP and D-I Revenues Be Used?” at the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Related Materials: Session Slides (PDF) Video Recording Transcript of Session and Q&A (PDF) Session Panelists/Presenters: Eric Barron, Knight Commission member and…
December 5, 2022 Knight-Newhouse Football Head Coach Buyout Data Session Summary and Panelist Bios Photos for media use are available here. Watch video of public meeting with LEAD1 panelists. Washington, D.C.—At its winter meeting, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics called on university presidents leading the NCAA Division I Board of Directors to act more urgently…