We are pleased the Division I Board of Directors' approval of the Transformation Committee's recommendations on benefits will immediately empower schools to provide greater support for student-athletes' personal health, safety and well-being. Schools can now pay for more to support a student's academic pursuits, purchase insurance such as critical injury or illness and loss-of-value, and fund participation in elite-level training, tryouts and competition. These important changes will quickly and meaningfully enhance the experience of our student-athletes.
The Transformation Committee heard the helpful feedback of the Board of Directors and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee on the broader transfer proposal. Based on that dialogue, we will work to refine our proposal to address how transfer policies align with ongoing academic eligibility and degree progress requirements and deal with current and emerging issues facing college athletics. Additionally, we will have the chance to learn more about the latest input from student-athletes around transfer windows. We share the commitment of creating a system that provides student-athletes with opportunity for mobility while maintaining academic and athletic integrity. We will continue our work as a committee and be prepared to share a revised framework with the Board of Directors at its next meeting Aug. 31.
-- Transformation Committee co-chairs Julie Cromer, athletics director at Ohio University, and Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.
