According to Kevin Lennon, the NCAA’s vice president for membership services, the schools that have the best chance at compliance are those colleges and universities that have and keep the students’ best interests in mind.
“It’s an issue of being clear from the top down in the university about what your expectations are and what your commitments are … and providing the resources necessary to get that done,” he says.
CBS’s Brown says colleges and universities must stay focused on preparing their student-athletes for success in life. He often travels the country speaking to students, and usually reiterates the point that the vast majority of college athletes will never play at the professional level. Taking advantage of the opportunity to earn a college degree is vitally important, he says, and the responsibility lies both with the student-athlete and the administration.
“I don’t have much tolerance — irrespective of it being a major college or an HBCU — for a university where the administration isn’t fully and totally committed to ensuring that student-athletes are making meaningful progress towards graduation, and in a meaningful and relevant major,” Brown says.
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