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With NCAA settlement looming, college leaders unsure how Title IX fits in — 'We don't know the rules'

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Shuffling down the steps of the Hilton Sandestin lobby, Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze shakes his head, not in disgust but confusion.

Fresh off of two days of meetings here on the Florida panhandle, Freeze was digesting the information distributed to coaches, including a 17-page packet on the NCAA’s landmark settlement agreement and impending new athlete compensation model.

What did he learn?

“That we have more questions than answers,” Freeze quipped.

The story of the 2024 SEC administrative meetings is actually quite clear: There are few answers, and there is little clarity.