With recent headline news involving several universities and their respective athletic programs, the NCAA has finally taken a small step to improving the governing rules and policies. Implemented in this new plan includes a $2,000 spending money in addition to the scholarship for tuition, books, fees, and room & board. Emphasis on academics has also been reintroduced back into the system, a plan that should always be stressed in an university environment. NCAA president Mark Emmert explains that this new “reform package” is “one of the most aggressive and fullest agendas the board has ever faced.” Below is a summary about the reform, provided by ESPN.com.
| Thursday's NCAA Rules Reform Package • Conferences can vote to add $2,000 in "full cost-of-attendance" money to scholarship offers. • Individual schools can choose to award multiyear scholarships. Scholarships may not be revoked based on athletic performance. • Schools that fail to meet the Academic Progress Rate cutline will be ineligible for postseason play, including bowl games. The cutline will be increased from the current 900 to 930 in four years. • Eligibility requirements increased from a 2.0 GPA to 2.3 for incoming freshman and 2.5 for junior college transfers. • For basketball recruiting, coaches added four evaluation days in April, previously a dead period, but went from 20 days to 12 in July. Coaches can make unlimited calls or send unlimited texts to prep recruits after June 15 at end of their sophomore year. |
The scrutiny that has fallen on several universities over the last year or so has also brought up concerns about the NCAA in general. Over the years, it appears that controlling all universities has become too large for the NCAA. With these new regulations, the NCAA can at least have outlined rules that can safely be followed and enforced. There will be no leeway for schools to sneak in unacceptable behavior. As well, student athletes are, well, student athletes. There should be a well-rounded balance between both athletes and academics. This new rule will be specific and strict enough for all schools to enforce accurately. There still needs to be more regulations that NCAA needs to look into, but for now, this is a stable plan that should help a struggling organization.
-Written by Nichole Antilla
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