Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: We write on behalf of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent nonprofit leadership group with a legacy of impacting policies that prioritize college athletes’ education, health, safety, and success. Our past successful policy work targeted elements central to college sports maintaining its position as a public good —…
Public opinion divided on athlete compensation and employment, and the governance of college sports. But Americans are unified in support of academic standards and the importance of college athletics opportunities in all sports. Website for Public Opinion Poll Results Video Recording of Presentation of Public Opinion Poll Results As NCAA Division I college athletics undergoes…
Press Release on Results of National Public Opinion Poll (August 6, 2025) Video Recording of National Public Opinion Poll Results Presentation (August 6, 2025) Slide Deck (PDF) of National Public Opinion Poll Results Presentation (August 6, 2025) Website for National Public Opinion Poll Results with Executive Summary & Full Report NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION POLL RESULTS…
This Supplemental Resource to the Knight Commission Brief on the proposed House v. NCAA settlement summarizes additional information not covered in the Brief and developments regarding the proposed settlement after February 12, 2025. Supplemental Resource to the Knight Commission Brief on proposed House v. NCAA Settlement (released February 19, 2025; updated on March 17, 2025,…
Resources Video recording of presentation PDF of presentation slide deck (Updated November 2025) U.S. Olympic Team 2024 Collegiate Participation Highlights U.S. Paralympic Team 2024 Collegiate Participation Highlights This presentation engaged provided proposed solutions to protect collegiate Olympic sports and broad-based opportunities from cutbacks in the new era of Division I athletics. Optional polling optional polling.…
Time is right for separating the sport of FBS football and protecting collegiate Olympic sports Photos and video recordings of the May 20, 2025 public sessions are available here. May 20, 2025 Indianapolis – At its meeting today, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics urged leaders to make far more sweeping changes to the governance…
Post-Meeting Resources Press Release: Knight Commission Calls for Bolder Changes to NCAA Division I Governance Video Recording: Session 1: A Conversation with NCAA President Charlie Baker Video Recording: Session 2: The Future of Collegiate Olympic Sports in a New Era for Division I Photos available for media use here Session highlights, quotes, and media reports…
The Knight Commission produced a resource explaining the proposed House v. NCAA settlement. The settlement is both complex and not well understood, yet the implementation of that settlement will have profound impacts on all Division I athletics programs and universities, and more broadly will drive a new operational model for Division I college sports. The…
See page 7 of full report for explanation Summary Data Table for 50% Benchmark for fiscal years 2019, 2022 & 2023 (excluding fiscal years 2020 and 2021 due to COVID impact, March 2025 update) Summary Data Table for 50% Benchmark for fiscal years 2018, 2019, & 2022 (excluding fiscal years 2020 and 2021 due to…