A big old grenade just landed in the laps of college athletic directors. Will it be a dud, or will it go off? That remains to be seen.
As the NCAA Board of Governors meets in Nashville this week, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights released that potential problem. At stake? The way many schools plan to pay their athletes in the future revenue-sharing world of college sports.
Clemson and other schools are waiting for the NCAA and power conferences’ landmark House settlement agreement. Starting July 1 after a coming April final ruling, schools are set to be permitted to distribute at least $20.