Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said Baker’s proposal merely defines what already exists: The power conference schools have separated themselves financially, already provide greater benefits to athletes and have some autonomy in the NCAA legislative process.
NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
→
“I’ve got a league of 12 public institutions from five different states and they’ve got different viewpoints across the board and different majorities across those states," he said.
NCAA takes seat on bench in the political game
→
