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Administrators Agree on Little but Unite on No Compensation for Student-Athletes

NEW YORK – It's interesting. You can put athletic administrators from across the country in the same building and they seem to disagree on just about every burning issue in intercollegiate athletics. Conference realignment. A football playoff versus the bowl system. The number of years of eligibility a...

Katherine Redmond Pitches NCAA for Victims of Athletes' Crimes

Katherine Redmond has said, and proven, many times over that she is still a huge college sports fan -- despite having been raped by Nebraska football player Christian Peter during her first weekend on campus as a freshman 19 years ago and having had to sue the university under Title IX to get it to take responsibility for...

Incoming NCAA President Mark Emmert Discusses Realignment, BCS

Mark Emmert will leave his postion as president of the University of Washington to take over as president of the NCAA on Nov. 1. Emmert will succeed Myles Brand, who died late last year from pancreatic cancer. In addition to his post at Washington, Emmert has been the chancellor at LSU and Connecticut. Emmert talked...

The Works: Fixing the One-and-Done Sham

In The Works today, Carmelo Anthony names names and Jerry West doesn't separate himself from Kevin McHale as a decision-maker in the new era. But first, on the newest idea to fix the age minimum rule. The NBA's age minimum has reared its misshapen head once again, and not a moment too soon. New NCAA president Mark...

Mark Emmert Named NCAA President

University of Washington President Mark Emmert was named president of the NCAA Tuesday, succeeding former president Myles Brand, who died of pancreatic cancer in September. James Isch served as interim president before Tuesday's decision by the NCAA Executive Committee. "We are gratified to hire an individual of Mark...

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06/01/12 Big 12 vows to stay at 10 teams Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN One by one, the athletic directors in the Big 12 have professed their support for a 10-team league, and the conference board of directors reaffirmed that stance Thursday.
05/31/12 NCAA attacking unwieldy rulebook, streamlining... Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX The NCAA will try to streamline the rulebook, more than double its enforcement panels and monitor the current restrictive rules against athletes transferring, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday.
05/31/12 NCAA boss calls 4-team football playoff '... Source: NBC - WHIZ - Zanesville OH NCAA president Mark Emmert says another round of conference realignment could be sparked by schools trying to improve their chances to play in the proposed four-team college football playoff.
05/29/12 The UW does not need rockstar presidents Source: The Daily - University of Washington - Seattle WA There is one fairly unsurprising attribute that most of the UW's best presidents over the years have shared: their dedication, as measured in years of leadership, to the UW.
05/14/12 Texas president: Finances could cause split in NCAA... Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY Is it time to separate the haves from the have-nots?

Background on Mark Emmert

Mark A. Emmert, Ph.D., (born December 16, 1952) was named president of the NCAA on April 27, 2010. He is the fifth CEO of the NCAA; he assumed his duties on 1 November 2010. Emmert was previously the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, taking office in June 2004, becoming the first alumnus in 48 years to lead the UW.

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