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Response to U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee request for information on how to address college sports issues

The following is an April 10, 2026, response to the Request for Information on how the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee can address college sports issues. Delivered via email to opportunitiesforathletes@help.senate.gov The Honorable Bill Cassidy Chairman Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Dear Chairman Cassidy, The Knight Commission on…

2026 Priorities for College Sports Reform

The Knight Commission for Intercollegiate Athletics released its 2026 Priorities for College Sports Reform: Uniform Standards to Promote Education, Opportunity, and Financial Responsibility. This educational resource is particularly timely as Congress debates various bills impacting college sports. The priorities focus on: Promoting Athlete Education, Well-Being, and Fair Competition Supporting Athlete Opportunity through Revenues & Financial…

C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application Process and Conference Expectations

The 2026 C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application was open to Division I conferences that demonstrate their revenue distribution policies align with C.A.R.E. Model priorities, including college athletes’ education, health, safety, well-being, equity, and opportunity. 2026 C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application (application is now closed) C.A.R.E. Model Grant Implementation Resources (updated February 2026) C.A.R.E. Model FAQs…

C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application FAQ

1.    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…

C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Resources

Criteria and Implementation Resources C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant – application closed for 2026-2027 Implementation Resources for DI Conferences – updated September 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 FAQ What it Means to Be a C.A.R.E. Champion C.A.R.E. Model…

Knight Commission Session at 2026 NCAA Convention

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics presented a session at the 2026 NCAA Convention, “Congress and College Sports: Pending Legislation and Lingering Questions” at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Oxon Hill, Maryland. CONGRESS AND COLLEGE SPORTS RESOURCES * Resources address proposed legislation as of January 12, 2026 Legislative…

Patriot League Achieves Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Champion Distinction

January 7, 2026 – The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the Patriot League as a C.A.R.E. Champion following the conference’s adoption and implementation of all requirements after being named a C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant recipient in fall 2025. A C.A.R.E. Champion Connects Athletics Revenues with the Educational model of college sports by prioritizing college athletes’…

The Atlantic: How to Fix the Mess of College Sports

Describing the “compulsive, destructive overspending” by public universities on college athletics programs, most notably on football coaching severance pay, The Atlantic columnist Sally Jenkins quotes our CEO Amy Privette Perko and Commission member Kevin Blue, former athletics director at UC Davis, on the impact of “runaway expenditures” in a “zero-sum” game. Jenkins cites data from…

On3.com: Inside the Most Expensive Coaching Carousel in College Football History

National college football writer Ross Dellenger noted the FBS coaching carousel for 2025 was on a record-setting pace, with three of the top five all-time severance obligations for fired head coaches at public universities before the end of October. Citing financial data from the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database, Dellenger noted the drastic increases in payouts,…