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National College Players Association believes haves vs. have-nots isn't best approach
The headlines are filled with scandal after scandal. So one by one, the most powerful men in college sports have used their conference's football media events to talk about reform, knowing the NCAA is on the eve of a specially-called presidential retreat next month.
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive began by proposing an ambitious agenda, including raising academic standards, providing multi-year scholarships, rewriting NCAA recruiting rules and increasing the financial worth of athletic scholarships.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford followed by saying college sports has reached a "tipping point." Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany agrees that systematic changes are needed in recruiting rules and the value of scholarships so they cover the true cost of attending college. Delany even aptly described the structure of college sports as established in the 1950s and stuck in the 1970s.
So what took so long and why now? That's what Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association (NCPA), wonders. Not too long ago, Huma was a rare voice pushing for scholarships to be fully covered, so he's pleased so many are now taking up a cause of his for the past decade.
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The headlines are filled with scandal after scandal. So one by one, the most powerful men in college sports have used their conference's football media events to talk about reform, knowing the NCAA is on the eve of a specially-called presidential retreat next month.
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive began by proposing an ambitious agenda, including raising academic standards, providing multi-year scholarships, rewriting NCAA recruiting rules and increasing the financial worth of athletic scholarships.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford followed by saying college sports has reached a "tipping point." Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany agrees that systematic changes are needed in recruiting rules and the value of scholarships so they cover the true cost of attending college. Delany even aptly described the structure of college sports as established in the 1950s and stuck in the 1970s.
So what took so long and why now? That's what Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association (NCPA), wonders. Not too long ago, Huma was a rare voice pushing for scholarships to be fully covered, so he's pleased so many are now taking up a cause of his for the past decade.
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