The NCAA announced that it will convene a "constitutional convention" to evaluate its oversight role in college athletics heading forward. https://t.co/7IChmZlOxe
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 30, 2021
The NCAA announced that it will convene a "constitutional convention" to evaluate its oversight role in college athletics heading forward. https://t.co/7IChmZlOxe
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 30, 2021
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Two weeks ago, Emmert made headlines when he said it was time to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports that shifted power to conferences and campuses and away from the NCAA. The idea is a sea change for an organization formed 115 years ago that is part of the bedrock of collegiate athletics.
Some conference commissioners, most notably Greg Sankey of the Southeastern Conference, followed with similar statements and said they were ready to begin the process of taking on those tasks.