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The NCAA's 'sweeping reform' of college sports
New standards for recruiting, player compensation, and academics are unveiled after years of corruption and exploitation allegations
POSTED ON OCTOBER 28, 2011, AT 5:05 PM
The 2011 NCAA men's basketball champion, the University of Connecticut Huskies, celebrate their win over Butler: Under new NCAA regulations, the team's academic performance would have barred it from postseason play.
One month after Taylor Branch's damning cover story in The Atlantic about the NCAA's shameful exploitation of college athletes — which itself followed a raft of accusations of bribery and foul play — the organization that governs college sports announced "sweeping reform" this week. Changes include adding a stipend to athletic scholarship packages, holding athletes to more rigorous academic standards, and restructuring the summer recruiting model. Here's what you should know:
How are scholarships changing?
Schools can now offer players $2,000 of additional spending money along with the scholarships covering tuition, room, and board that many student athletes already receive. The $2,000 stipend is comparable to what students with non-athletic scholarships are able to earn, but which the NCAA has banned since 1972. "Some thought the total amount should have been higher," says Michael Marot for the Associated Press, as studies show that the average athlete pays $3,000 to $4,000 out of pocket to cover the cost of college. Still, the measure is a long time coming, says David Cassilo at The Daily Caller. Some NCAA conferences rake in more than $150 million in revenue from broadcast rights each year. The players deserve "a piece of the financial pie."
Read more - http://theweek.com/article/index/220...college-sports
New standards for recruiting, player compensation, and academics are unveiled after years of corruption and exploitation allegations
POSTED ON OCTOBER 28, 2011, AT 5:05 PM
The 2011 NCAA men's basketball champion, the University of Connecticut Huskies, celebrate their win over Butler: Under new NCAA regulations, the team's academic performance would have barred it from postseason play.
One month after Taylor Branch's damning cover story in The Atlantic about the NCAA's shameful exploitation of college athletes — which itself followed a raft of accusations of bribery and foul play — the organization that governs college sports announced "sweeping reform" this week. Changes include adding a stipend to athletic scholarship packages, holding athletes to more rigorous academic standards, and restructuring the summer recruiting model. Here's what you should know:
How are scholarships changing?
Schools can now offer players $2,000 of additional spending money along with the scholarships covering tuition, room, and board that many student athletes already receive. The $2,000 stipend is comparable to what students with non-athletic scholarships are able to earn, but which the NCAA has banned since 1972. "Some thought the total amount should have been higher," says Michael Marot for the Associated Press, as studies show that the average athlete pays $3,000 to $4,000 out of pocket to cover the cost of college. Still, the measure is a long time coming, says David Cassilo at The Daily Caller. Some NCAA conferences rake in more than $150 million in revenue from broadcast rights each year. The players deserve "a piece of the financial pie."
Read more - http://theweek.com/article/index/220...college-sports
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