NCAA streamlines constitution, set to give power to schools
The NCAA on Monday set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself.
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Mike Lopresti: The road to football glory in Indianapolis
The first rankings from the College Football Playoff committee had the contenders lined up, so now we look at the top names and try to figure out why each would be a good fit for the championship Indy in January.
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
The law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues on Tuesday night released its 153-page report, which includes a series of recommendations to improve the gap among all sports tournaments.
IBJ Podcast: Will a joint men’s and women’s Final Four solve the NCAA’s equity problem?
Host Mason King talks with IBJ sports business reporter Mickey Shuey and with Michelle Perry, a former NCAA executive and now a sports consultant, about what a combined Final Four event could mean for the city of Indianapolis, women’s basketball and the sport’s fans.
Should men’s and women’s Final Fours be held in the same city, same weekend?
The NCAA’s efforts to address equity imbalances could lead to a joint championship site later this decade, with Indianapolis believed to be a likely contender for hosting such a spectacle.
NCAA to look into holding both Final Fours in same city
Combining the tournaments was one of the recommendations stemming from an external review of gender equity issues of the tournaments.
NCAA to start using ‘March Madness’ for women’s hoops tournament
Using the phrase, which has been associated with the men’s tournament for years, was one of the recommendations stemming from an external review of gender equity issues of the tournaments.
Penix, IU athletes to help promote NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indy
Indiana University quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is cashing in before he goes under center for the team’s season opener Saturday at No. 18 Iowa. It’s the first time a motorsports league has paid prominent college players to help sell tickets.
‘How is this guy still employed?’: NCAA’s Emmert a survivor
While leading the Indianapolis-based NCAA through a period of unprecedented change, Mark Emmert has faced relentless criticism. For those outside college sports skeptically peering in, he has become the face of an unpopular and seemingly ineffective bureaucracy.
Colleges and athletes navigating new name, image, likeness rules
Hundreds of college student-athletes across the country have started signing endorsement deals and social media contracts, under rules the NCAA approved this summer.
NCAA picks 23-member committee to reform its constitution
The panel was announced less than two weeks after the NCAA’s Board of Governors called for a constitutional convention to reform the way sports are governed by an organization with more than 1,100 member schools and some 450,000 athletes.
NCAA recommends routine COVID testing only for unvaccinated
The updated guidance mostly follow CDC recommendations and come as football practices start across the country.
NCAA probe finds ‘systemic’ gender disparities, recommends combined basketball Final Four
The review, commissioned by the NCAA in the wake of an uproar over inferior facilities at the women’s basketball championships, offers a detailed accounting of the ways systemic inequities can disadvantage women athletes and constrain the growth of women’s sports.
NIL era brings cautious optimism to college-town businesses
Small business owners in college towns are sorting out just what it means to strike an endorsement deal with athletes who are now free to profit from the use of their name, image and likeness.
NCAA hit hard by pandemic last fiscal year, spent $68M on legal fees
Revenue was down more than 50% over the previous fiscal year, from more than $1.1 billion to just more than $520 million, mostly because the lucrative college basketball tournaments were canceled as the coronavirus hit the United States early in 2020.
NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports
NCAA President Mark Emmert said the NCAA’s more than 1,100 member schools should consider a less homogenous approach to the way sports are governed and re-examine the current three-division structure, which includes 355 Division I colleges.
Even as college athletes get paid, more hoops prospects skip college altogether
This month, the dam finally broke on college athletes getting paid as the NCAA scaled back its rules. But as some athletes cash in on that shift, a growing number of young basketball players are forgoing college and even high school to play in upstart professional leagues.
NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom
The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics Wednesday, clearing the way for nearly a half-million athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity.
Explained: The NCAA and impact of NIL compensation
Here are some questions and answers about “NIL,” the shorthand most commonly used for athlete compensation tied to use of their name, image or likeness.
How much money will flow to college athletes? It’s anybody’s guess
Just how much of a market there might be for so-called “name, image and likeness” compensation is unknown, but the next few months will say a lot.