The Division 1 Board of Directors approved a package of sweeping reforms yesterday that gives conferences the option of adding more money to scholarship offers, schools the
opportunity to award scholarships for multiple years, imposes tougher academic standards on recruits, and changes the summer basketball recruiting model.
"It was one of the most aggressive and fullest agendas the board has ever faced,'' NCAA president Mark Emmert said. "They moved with dispatch on it, and I think they're
taking positive steps for Chicago Bears Jerseys schools and student-athletes.''
For decades, there's been a debate whether scholarships should include more than the cost of tuition, room and board, books, and fees. Now they can.
The board approved a measure allowing conferences to vote on providing up to $2,000 in spending money, or what the NCAA calls the full cost-of-attendance. Emmert insists it is
not pay-for-play, merely the reintroduction of a stipend that existed for athletes until 1972.
Schools must infer the cost of additional funding and it will have Devin Hester Jersey to be doled out equally to men's and women's athletes because of Title IX rules. While BCS schools have the
money and are expected to swiftly approve additional funding, it may prove too costly for non-BCS schools.
There are fears it will increase the disparity between the haves and the have-nots and could prompt another round of conference realignment.
The board also approved a measure that will give schools the authority to award scholarships on a multiple-year basis. Under the current model, Bears Throwback Jersey those scholarships are renewed
annually and can be revoked for any reason. If adopted, schools could guarantee scholarships for the player's entire career and would be unable to revoke it based solely on
athletic performance. Scholarships could still be pulled for reasons such as poor grades, academic misconduct, or other forms of improper behavior.
In August, the NCAA's board approved raising the four-year Academic Progress Rate cutline from 900 to 930 and linking that cutline to eligibility for postseason play. It Custom Bears Jersey passed
a four-year plan yesterday to phase in the new requirements.
During the first two years, 2012-13 and 2013-14, teams scoring below 900 on the four-year average would be ineligible for postseason play unless they averaged 930 on the two
most recent years. In 2014-15, teams that do not hit the 930 mark would be ineligible unless they averaged 940 in the two most recent years. After that, everyone must hit 930,
no exceptions.
Schools that do not make the grade could Bears Throwback Jersey also face additional penalties such as reductions in practice time and game limits, coaches suspensions, and scholarship reductions. It
will apply to football teams, too.
UConn's men's basketball team could be the first team to feel the impact. After posting an 826 last year, a UConn official has said this year's mark will be approximately
975. It would give Connecticut a two-year score of 900.5 and a four-year average of 888.5 - both too low to make the 2013 NCAA tournament.
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