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…
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 January 17, 2025. Supplemental Resource to the Knight Commission Brief on proposed House v. NCAA Settlement (released February 19, 2025; updated on March 17, 2025…
What is the purpose of the C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant program? A new financial framework is needed to ensure that Division I shared athletics revenues are used to directly support the educational mission of college sports. This C.A.R.E. Model is created for conferences and national entities to bolster accountability and ensure that both the distribution…
Knight Commission Proposes Principles to Guide New Name, Image and Likeness Rules for College Athletes; Letter to Dr. Mark Emmert, NCAA President, from the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Co-Chairs; Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Principles for New Rules on the Use of College Athletes’ Name, Image and Likeness; Examples Applying Knight Commission Principles to NIL Opportunities for College Athletes; History of Knight Commission Work on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Models and Issues
Click on each photo to enlarge. C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Recipients and C.A.R.E. Champions Press Conference Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far left) and Len Elmore (far right) with Michael Cross of The Southern Conference and Travis Tellitocci of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, recogized as C.A.R.E. Champion conferences. Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far…
A Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Champion is a designation that can be earned by a Division I athletics conference when it fully implements all the C.A.R.E. Model requirements, which prioritize the education and well-being of college athletes while integrating education-based principles in financial incentives and athletics spending. The C.A.R.E. Model (Connecting Athletics Revenues with the…
Implementation Resources for DI Conferences – updated June 2025 PDF for DI conferences that distribute less than $100 million PDF for DI conferences that distribute more than $100 million
C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application
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The Knight Commission engaged CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), a national professional services firm, to analyze future FBS and Power 5 spending with more than a billion of new revenues flowing into their programs as early as 2026 due to the expansion of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and, for Big Ten and SEC programs, increased conference media…