In the September/October 2024 edition of AGB’s Trusteeship magazine, CEO Amy Privette Perko is asked: “What Do Boards Need to Know About Changes in College Athletics?” The interview covers the proposed terms of the House v. NCAA settlement and the differing potential impacts across Division I institutions that university trustees should understand. Read the full…
Higher education expert Karen Weaver featured panelists’ insights from the Knight Commission’s Fall 2024 meeting in her Forbes piece that uncovers “the sobering reality” of the hard decisions that must be made by university administrators given the proposed terms of the House v. NCAA settlement and separate athlete employment litigation. The article examines Title IX…
Meeting resources and materials: C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grants and C.A.R.E. Champions press release Session summaries and panelist bios Video recording: Session 1: “Impact of proposed House settlement and college athlete-employment cases, including a discussion of Title IX” NOTE: This session was held on September 18, 2024, and the discussion was focused on the proposed House v.…
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and The Southern Conference achieve C.A.R.E. Champion distinction for full implementation of C.A.R.E. Model principles Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and The Southern Conference lead on gender equitable performance incentives Three Division I Conferences awarded Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Model Grants for their commitment to educational values and financial responsibility in college athletics…
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…
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…
Sports Business Journal staff writer Ben Portnoy delved into the complicated and ever-changing “business” of college football in his examination of the teams that participated in the College Football Playoff over the past decade. Portnoy cites data from the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database extensively among the expense trends over that decade: more lucrative coaching salaries,…