A recent Washington Post article examined the financial situation in the University of Maryland’s athletics program in light of its recent decision to eliminate seven of its 27 varsity athletic teams next year. The article notes that “athletic departments at nine out of 10 public universities that compete in big-time sports spent more money than…
Several media outlets have reported that academic performance may be a considered in dividing future revenue expected from a new football media contract in 2014, when a four-team playoff will be introduced. Inside Higher Ed reported that “William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland and co-chair of the Knight Commission, has argued…
The Chicago Tribune published this opinion by Knight Commission co-chairs, William “Brit” Kirwan and R. Gerald Turner, on June 14, 2012: “Major change is on its way to big-time college football after years of debate among fans, sports media, Congress and even President Barack Obama about how the sport crowns its national champion. The conference…
On June 13, 2012, the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) endorsed the Knight Commission’s concept of revenue distribution from the Bowl Championship Series. The COIA statement follows: “The Steering Committee of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) welcomes and supports a proposal by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to implement a distribution scheme for…
As reported by CNN, the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team cannot compete for the 2013 national championship after the NCAA denied the school’s appeal of a postseason ban. A similar decision by the NCAA, including denial of appeals, will impact the men’s basketball teams at the University of Toledo and the University of North…
Knight Commission executive director Amy Perko was one of several individuals with an opinion published in the New York Times‘ “Room for Debate” forum titled, “March Madness? What about Midterms?” Advocating policy change to emphasize the “college” in college sports has been the mission of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for more than two…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics has distributed a communication to all FBS presidents and conference commissioners. The purpose of the April 20, 2012 communication is to offer a new approach to distributing shared media revenues that the Knight Commission believes should be discussed and considered by FBS conferences in conjunction with the discussions currently…
Former Knight Commission member LeRoy Walker, a pioneer in sports and education, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at age 93. The Knight Commission was one of many organizations that benefited from his involvement. Dr. Walker served on the Commission when it produced its 1991 and 2001 reports. His obituary in the Raleigh News and Observer…
The USA Today reported on the NCAA’s intent to investigate “the way in which Division I is organized for the purposes of making decisions.” According to the paper, NCAA President Mark Emmert will appoint a working group to look at the makeup of the board of directors and ensure that Division I non-football schools and…
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican published an article about a new rule being considered by the NCAA that would impact the budget of college athletics departments. The new rule would allow student-athletes to receive an additional $2,000 expense stipend up to the full cost-of-attendance. The rule, adopted by the NCAA Board in October, was suspended when…