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Per Scott:
As NCAA officials and conference commissioners alter their tactics amid settlement renegotiations in the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit, Big Ten athletic department officials are trying to piece together strategies regardless of the outcome.
“We’re remodeling a bunch of different things,” Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said.
The original settlement, which was agreed to in May, established roster caps to replace scholarship limits for each sport. It also allowed for schools to share 20 percent of an average power-conference athletic department revenue with athletes, which would be roughly $22 million per year beginning in 2025. At a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken expressed concern over the NCAA’s plans to limit outside compensation to athletes and advised attorneys on both sides to “go back to the drawing board.” The sides reconvene Sept. 26.
That leaves Goetz, her fellow Big Ten athletic directors and their coaches in limbo on several key issues, from what to pay players to how many athletes are on a roster. With roster limits set to begin in 2025, football programs are allowed up to 105 scholarships, up from 85. Among scholarship players, Iowa has 69 players returning next year plus 15 committed high school seniors. In addition, the Hawkeyes have 41 walk-on players either committed or with eligibility on the roster. From that group alone, Iowa will have to subtract 20 players just to meet the 105 roster cap. But with no settlement in place, there’s uncertainty at all levels.
“There’s going to be a lot of kids in the portal left without homes, which is a bad situation,” Iowa football general manager Tyler Barnes said. “We’re waiting for a little more clarity from the NCAA, obviously, but I’m going to have to notify parents that, ‘Hey, this 105 is coming. It’s not our choice, but it is coming.’”
The same scenario applies to every power-conference school, and there’s a Title IX component involved with scholarship numbers: Any scholarship increase in a male sport must apply proportionally to the university’s male-female undergraduate enrollment numbers. At Iowa, that balance is 53 percent female; at Minnesota, it’s 55 percent female. So if football or baseball (which was set to move from an 11.7 scholarship limit to a 34-player roster cap) provides full scholarships to every athlete, the athletic department must reciprocate in some way on its women’s teams to stay in Title IX compliance.
Go Gophers!!
As NCAA officials and conference commissioners alter their tactics amid settlement renegotiations in the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit, Big Ten athletic department officials are trying to piece together strategies regardless of the outcome.
“We’re remodeling a bunch of different things,” Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said.
The original settlement, which was agreed to in May, established roster caps to replace scholarship limits for each sport. It also allowed for schools to share 20 percent of an average power-conference athletic department revenue with athletes, which would be roughly $22 million per year beginning in 2025. At a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken expressed concern over the NCAA’s plans to limit outside compensation to athletes and advised attorneys on both sides to “go back to the drawing board.” The sides reconvene Sept. 26.
That leaves Goetz, her fellow Big Ten athletic directors and their coaches in limbo on several key issues, from what to pay players to how many athletes are on a roster. With roster limits set to begin in 2025, football programs are allowed up to 105 scholarships, up from 85. Among scholarship players, Iowa has 69 players returning next year plus 15 committed high school seniors. In addition, the Hawkeyes have 41 walk-on players either committed or with eligibility on the roster. From that group alone, Iowa will have to subtract 20 players just to meet the 105 roster cap. But with no settlement in place, there’s uncertainty at all levels.
“There’s going to be a lot of kids in the portal left without homes, which is a bad situation,” Iowa football general manager Tyler Barnes said. “We’re waiting for a little more clarity from the NCAA, obviously, but I’m going to have to notify parents that, ‘Hey, this 105 is coming. It’s not our choice, but it is coming.’”
The same scenario applies to every power-conference school, and there’s a Title IX component involved with scholarship numbers: Any scholarship increase in a male sport must apply proportionally to the university’s male-female undergraduate enrollment numbers. At Iowa, that balance is 53 percent female; at Minnesota, it’s 55 percent female. So if football or baseball (which was set to move from an 11.7 scholarship limit to a 34-player roster cap) provides full scholarships to every athlete, the athletic department must reciprocate in some way on its women’s teams to stay in Title IX compliance.
Go Gophers!!