Karen Weaver provided commentary to the Orlando Sentinel on the potential economic impact of major college conference realignment to insitutions without access to significant streams of revenue. Her comments, published on June 7, are printed below: “Fans and observers of big-time college sports have been talking for almost 20 years about the possibility of the…
Inside Higher Ed published an article about a resolution approved by the Faculty Senate at Ohio University for the administration to reduce the amount of money from the institution’s operating budget used to subsidize its intercollegiate athletics program, arguing that the program’s “unsustainable expenditures” jeopardize the university’s ability to “prioritize academics. The report noted that…
Commission releases its third major report in 20-year history, noting pivotal moment in curbing unsustainable growth in athletics spending Who: Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Co-Chairmen William E. “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, and R. Gerald Turner, President, Southern Methodist University, and Commission member Carol Cartwright, President, Bowling Green State University, will be…
While escalating salaries for head football and basketball coaches get much of the attention, compensation for assistant coaches is also on the meteoric rise. On May 19, USA Today reported the continued escalation of assistant football coaching salaries at major institutions, particularly those which compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). At the University of Tennessee,…
“The Knight Commission believes that the issue of college sports finances is serious and systemic, requires collaborative solutions, and cannot be solved by one university president alone. The escalation in coaches’ salaries nationally has made it difficult for any one university to opt out. The Commission owes its effectiveness to the involvement of higher education…
College athletic teams at many of the institutions in the state of California’s higher education system are being eliminated or are proposed to be cut, according to a recent report published by The Sacramento Bee. After years of growth in the number of teams schools offer and the amount they spend on athletics, public universities…
Bloomberg News reported that the University of Texas (UT) is profiting from a decision to renovate its football stadium four years ago instead of investing in securities. According to UT Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds, the school’s annual debt payment from the football stadium construction is about $14 million, while revenue from the renovation is about…
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2010 Statement from William E. Kirwan and R. Gerald Turner, Co-Chairmen, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics We would like to extend our congratulations to Mark Emmert on being named NCAA President. We look forward to working with President Emmert to promote our shared visions that college sports programs can and…
In response to the NCAA’s new 14-year, $10.86 billion agreement with CBS and Turner Broadcasting System to broadcast the Division I men’s basketball tournament, Knight Commission co-chairmen R. Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University, and William “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, provided a comment: “Today’s announcement of the new NCAA…
Inside Higher Ed reported on how NCAA Division I institutions are finding ways to keep their men’s basketball coaches, despite the skyrocketing cost of salaries following the success of the national tournament. Increasingly, costs are felt some of the smaller institutions to keep their successful coaches from moving to larger institutions which have access to…