Last week, the NCAA issued a press release announcing that NCAA President Mark Emmert would be stepping down from his executive position, “by mutual agreement.” Emmert had held the position since 2010 and just last year had his contract extended through 2025, but that was then. Many, many things have changed in the intervening year, and it’s clear now that not only will the NCAA have to radically change its controlling ways, but that it will actually have to fight hard merely to survive as an institution.
I’m an old guy, and I have seen the NCAA evolve, but certainly I’ve never seen it so weak.