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Knight Commission Initiatives and Resources on the Use of College Athletes’ Name, Image and Likeness

Knight Commission Proposes Principles to Guide New Name, Image and Likeness Rules for College Athletes; Letter to Dr. Mark Emmert, NCAA President, from the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Co-Chairs; Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Principles for New Rules on the Use of College Athletes’ Name, Image and Likeness; Examples Applying Knight Commission Principles to NIL Opportunities for College Athletes; History of Knight Commission Work on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Models and Issues

Explaining Proposed House Settlement and Impacts: Knight Commission Brief Released

The Knight Commission has produced a resource explaining the proposed House v. NCAA settlement. The settlement is both complex and not well understood, yet the implementation of that settlement will have profound impacts on all Division I athletics programs and universities, and more broadly will drive a new operational model for Division I college sports.…

September 2024 Public Meeting Photos

Click on each photo to enlarge. C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Recipients and C.A.R.E. Champions Press Conference Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far left) and Len Elmore (far right) with Michael Cross of The Southern Conference and Travis Tellitocci of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, recogized as C.A.R.E. Champion conferences. Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far…

What It Means to Be a C.A.R.E. Champion

 A Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Champion is a designation that can be earned by a Division I athletics conference when it fully implements all the C.A.R.E. Model requirements, which prioritize the education and well-being of college athletes while integrating education-based principles in financial incentives and athletics spending. The C.A.R.E. Model (Connecting Athletics Revenues with the…

Implementation template for D-I Conferences

Implementation Resources for DI Conferences – updated April 2024 PDF for DI conferences that distribute less than $100 million PDF for DI conferences that distribute more than $100 million

CLA projections on future FBS and Power 5 spending

The Knight Commission engaged CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), a national professional services firm, to analyze future FBS and Power 5 spending with more than a billion of new revenues flowing into their programs as early as 2026 due to the expansion of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and, for Big Ten and SEC programs, increased conference media…

Knight Commission Supports United Soccer’s Coach Credentialing Program for NCAA Coaches

The Knight Commission has long championed the need for a credential that addresses the important role of coaches as educators. In December 2022, United Soccer Coaches Association became the first organization to offer a formal college coach credential program when they launched a 60-hour curriculum coach credentialing program that includes NCAA Division I, II and…