NCAA to distribute (some) revenue based on academics

[Cerebus]

NCAA: DI to distribute revenue based on academics

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For the first time, a portion of Division I revenue will be distributed to member schools based on the academic achievement of student-athletes. The change, approved by both the Division I Board of Directors and the NCAA Board of Governors, will begin with the 2019-20 academic year.

For the first six years of the new distribution that starts in the 2019-20 academic year, 75 percent of the annual increase in the broadcast rights contract will be used to create an academic distribution unit, similar to the units now associated with the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

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Each school can earn one academic achievement unit per year if its student-athletes meet at least one of the following requirements:  

• Earn an overall, single-year, all-sport Academic Progress Rate of 985 or higher.
• Earn an overall all-sport Graduation Success Rate of 90 percent or higher.
• Earn a federal graduation rate that is at least 13 percentage points higher than the federal graduation rate of the student body at that school.

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While football was above the mark at 993, our all sport average was 977.  We had been above 985 before, so this is an attainable goal.  

PS: This also just happens to reduce the amount of money handed out via the NCAA Tournament.  Almost like the powerful football schools wanted to devalue the basketball schools... 

[Cerebus]

Bump.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Any step toward emphasizing education over "paying" players is a good move for the NCAA.  There is plenty money available and the saying goes "pigs get slaughtered".  

[NT1978]

3 hours ago, Mike Jackson said:

Any step toward emphasizing education over "paying" players is a good move for the NCAA.  There is plenty money available and the saying goes "pigs get slaughtered".  

Pigs get fat. Hogs get slaughtered.