In its coverage of the Knight Commission meeting on May 1, USA TODAY focused on a controversial comment made by panelist Bob Bowlsby, commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, about student-athletes: “I don’t think they’re amateurs. They’re college athletes.” The story noted that Bowlsby said in an interview that American student-athletes are unique — “Doesn’t…
USA Today recently interviewed Arne Duncan, co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and former U.S. Secretary of Education, about the current issues in college sports. The article notes, “Arne Duncan remembers as a child sitting around the dinner table as his family discussed sports, though not in the way other families talked about…
A March 24, 2017 USA TODAY article reports that the NCAA will make payments to college athletics departments ranging from $165,000 to more than $1.3 million from a $200 million distribution in mid-April. “Schools will face restrictions on how they can use the money, which is coming from the liquidation of a type of endowment…
In an effort to strengthen financial transparency, the Knight Commission produces information to describe the financial landscape of Division I college sports. Below are figures that describe “where the money comes from” and “where the money goes” in Division I college sports. For Overview of Finances for DI Publics CLICK HERE For Overview of Finances…
The graphs below note “Where the Money Goes…” and “Where the Money Comes From…” based on data reported by public institutions to the NCAA in the 2013-2014 fiscal year. CLICK ON EACH OF THE THUMBNAILS BELOW TO ENLARGE.
Bloomberg News recently featured a series of articles, “College Football’s Financial Woes,” which investigates the costs and benefits of fielding an NCAA Division I college football team. The series includes a feature article about the high level of debt and debt service among many athletic departments due to football stadium construction and enhancements. Data from…
By William E. (Brit) Kirwan and Arne Duncan. Published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A report from the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics 15 years ago urged the NCAA to reduce time demands on college athletes and reward schools not just for their athletic performance but for meeting academic expectations. Many sports reporters, NCAA…
Related link: Financial Incentives Tied to Academic Success (Illustration created in 2020 to describe changes) The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics applauded the NCAA today for passing a groundbreaking new policy that will, for the first time, financially reward colleges and universities that meet academic expectations for sports teams and athletes. The policy approved Thursday…
In The Players Tribune, former Duke University men’s basketball All-American Shane Battier wrote an article discussing the increased time demands on today’s college athletes. LINK HERE for the article.
The Washington Post published an article on October 24, 2016, about Knight Commission chairman William ‘Brit’ Kirwan, who is stepping down from the leadership post at the end of 2016. LINK HERE to read “Closing a chapter in his ‘never-ending mission’”