Knight Commission Letter to the NCAA Committee on Academics, May 1, 2024
The Knight Commission sent a Letter to the NCAA Committee on Academics May 1, 2024. Letter to Committee on Academics (May 1, 2024)
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Knight Commission Responds to NCAA’s Project D1 Proposals
Knight Commission’s April 16, 2024, Letter and Supplement to NCAA on Project D1 Project D1 advances some essential and potentially groundbreaking proposals to promote and protect college athlete well-being. At the same time, the Knight Commission believes that some promising Project D1 proposals may have unintended consequences that could limit athletic opportunities and that…
Statement on NCAA Revenue Distribution and Gender Inequities
As the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four tips off this coming weekend with record-breaking tournament viewership, it’s more important than ever for the NCAA to fix its glaring gender inequity in revenue distribution: Remarkably, the NCAA still rewards schools and conferences for tournament wins and participation for only men’s basketball teams. The Knight…
ESPN.com: Knight Commission eyes governance of CFP, money
As the College Football Playoff (CFP) wrapped up negotiations on its lucrative new media rights deal with ESPN, senior writer Heather Dinich quoted Knight Commission CEO Amy Privette Perko on the increased payout for the FBS conferences. The article highlights Perko’s statement calling CFP revenue “FBS football’s exclusive and unrestricted revenue distribution plan” and noting…
ABC News: NCAA spent years fighting losing battles and left itself helpless to defend legal challenges
Several national media outlets, including ABC News, published this Associated Press wire story that summarized the implications of the NCAA’s legal battles. The article quotes Knight Commission CEO Amy Perko, noting her position that: “the NCAA’s insistence of trying to govern major college football while it has no jurisdiction over its postseason and no say…
2024 C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application Process and Conference Expectations
C.A.R.E. Model Implementation Resources (updated September 2025) C.A.R.E. Model Grant Application Resources (September 2025) C.A.R.E. Model Release (Sept. 2021) C.A.R.E. Model Report and Resources On November 17, 2023, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the launch of a C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant program, providing grants from a pool of $100,000 in 2024 to Division I Conferences…
2024 NCAA Convention Session C.A.R.E. Model Presentation
On Jan. 11, the Knight Commission presented details about its C.A.R.E. Model (Connecting Athletics Revenues with the Educational Model of College Sports) that provides an important and essential shift to a new financial framework. This new framework emphasizes the authority conferences have to more closely connect the distribution and spending of billions in shared athletics…
CEO Perko to On3: State of College Sports
On3 asked industry leaders to weigh in on the No. 1 issue in college sports in 2023. Below is an excerpt of the response from Amy Privette Perko, CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics “The biggest issue in college sports right now is getting surprisingly little attention. The upcoming revenue distribution decisions of the governing…
November 2023 Meeting Photos
Click on each photo to enlarge. From left: Len Elmore, Pam Bernard, Arne Duncan, and Amy Perko From left: Len Elmore, Pam Bernard, and Arne Duncan From left: Arne Duncan and Amy Perko Arne Duncan Len Elmore Amy Perko …
Knight Commission Meeting Highlights Urgency for Changing CFP and NCAA Governance and Financial Distributions
Knight Commission Announces C.A.R.E. Model Grants for Division I Conferences CA.R.E. Model Grants Knight-Newhouse FBS Football Head Coach Buyout Data Presentation Slide Deck (PDF) Watch video of public meeting Photos for media use are available here Washington, D.C.–The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics met today in Washington, D.C. to discuss the once-in-a-generation opportunity that the…