Over at the Duke Chronicle, Em Adler has an article up on the NCAA’s decision to grant winter athletes an extra season of eligibility and points out the complications for schools like Duke and Kentucky, with rapid turnover, and programs downstream:
“But these problems aren’t evenly affecting schools across the board—Duke is in a much better position to weather the storm than programs like High Point or Meredith. Group of 5 (G5) and mid-major schools are already under extreme financial stress from the pandemic, and allowing players to not count against scholarship limits will end up stretching those athletic budgets past their limits.