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N.C.A.A. May Let Its Top Conferences Play by Their Own Rules

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Well, this should make things interesting: "The universities with the country’s most prominent athletics programs are expected to gain preliminary approval Thursday to break away from some of the strictures of the N.C.A.A., a significant change that would give them more freedom to govern themselves and could allow athletes to share in the wealth of college sports. "Under the proposal, the N.C.A.A. would clear the way for sports powerhouses like Alabama and Ohio State to pay their athletes a few thousand dollars more than what the current scholarship rules allow, loosen restrictions against agents and advisers, and revamp recruiting rules to ease contact with top prospects." "N.C.A.A. May Let Its Top Conferences Play by Their Own Rules," August 5, 2014, Marc Tracy, NYT