The Athletic’s Chris Vannini utilizes the Knight Commission’s College Athletics Financial Information (CAFI) Database. Read the full Athletic article here. JMU has nice facilities and an athletics budget in the $50 million range, which would fit in the AAC, though it’s notable a huge chunk of that comes from student fees (more than $41 million…
C.A.R.E. Model Report and Resources Page Note: In December 2023, principles 3 and 4 identified in this release below were consolidated into one principle: Incentives for Core Values of Education, Gender Equity, and Opportunity September 15, 2021—The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics today released a major proposal to require the NCAA, the College Football Playoff (CFP),…
Ralph Russo of Associated Press quotes Knight Commission co-chair Nancy Zimpher on the need for change, citing the Transforming the NCAA D-I Model. Read the full AP article here. Nancy Zimpher, co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, said the university presidents who sit on the Board of Governors and other high-rankings bodies have…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics issued a call for proposals for research grants to advance the goals in its “Achieving Racial Equity in College Sports” report. In the report, the Commission called on universities, athletics conferences, the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to take decisive action to address policies and…
Forbes’ Karen Weaver cites the Knight Commission’s December 2020 proposal to create a new governing structure for the sport of FBS Football. Read the full Forbes article here. University leaders need to consider their future in FBS football. While the pie is getting bigger and bigger when it comes to revenues, the bulk is likely…
New York Times reporter, Alan Blinder, quotes Knight Commission CEO Amy P. Perko, as she notes the need for reform and bold leadership in college athletics. Read the full story here. “From a big-picture standpoint, I think it’s encouraging that there’s some urgency to move away from the status quo because it’s not going to…
CBS’s Dennis Dodd highlights the discussion around the College Football Playoff expansion and cites the Knight Commission’s CFP recommendation. The playoff’s influence has grown so quickly that college sports watchdog the Knight Commission has advocated for major-college football and the CFP to separate from the NCAA as part of sweeping reform Read the article here.
Abigail Hess of CNBC Make It speaks with Kight Commission CEO Amy P. Perko regarding the impacts of the Alston ruling and NIL policy, and what it all means for college athletes. Read the full article here. Amy Privette Perko, a former college athlete and the current CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent…
Leading up to the 2022 NCAA Convention, Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic references the Knight Commission’s financial C.A.R.E. Model and quotes CEO Amy Perko. “‘The proposed solution [the C.A.R.E. Model] does tie the financial framework directly to, frankly, the constitutional principles that the membership will vote on that day — which are not that different…
After a year-long examination, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics called today for major governance changes for Division I sports, proposing a new governing entity for the sport of football at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, separate from the NCAA. The NCAA would govern all other sports in a reorganized Division I governance, and schools with FBS football programs would remain part of the NCAA in all other sports except football.