Under the plan, schools would set aside educational trust funds of at least $30,000 per year for at least half of their athletes, and would have to comply with Title IX laws.
In sports, the best team doesn’t always win a championship, but it almost always gets an opportunity to try. Tell that to the 13-0 Florida State Seminoles.
This season is the last before new-look leagues and an expanded playoff will make the sport feel much different. And possible federal mandates requiring revenue sharing could bring structural change.
The Big Ten booms to 18 schools with the move, powered by TV money, and the once-great Pac-12 dwindles to four after three more schools leave for the Big 12.
In lawsuits, former athletes accuse the sports program of having a pervasive culture of hazing and sexual abuse, and two coaches have been fired. Lawyers say more athletes may come forward.