After months of lobbying and tweaking, the NCAA's new autonomy proposal has passed. The new set of rules represents the most substantive change of rules in the history of the organization. Basically, the bigger schools will have more power than ever to determine how they operate, which will at some point mean increased benefits for players.
Here's a look at the biggest autonomy questions and what it means for your team and the future of the sport.
What new rules could we see?
This won't result in groundbreaking new rules or anything that changes the NCAA's business model. But autonomy will allow the rich schools to do common sense things that they've wanted to do for a long time. Here are a few examples:
- Full-cost scholarships
- Four-year scholarships
- Educational trusts
- Additional family benefits and changes to rules governing agents
