Could the SEC Really Break Away From NCAA?
Sankey said the SEC has enough support to expand media rights revenue and still face difficult decisions on league structure.
- On Monday, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey confirmed "real" conversations are occurring regarding the league potentially breaking away from the NCAA.
- The SEC has proposed "10 commonsense suggestions" to modify the bipartisan Save College Sports Act, though both the SEC and Big Ten oppose the bill's current revenue-sharing and expansion restrictions.
- Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman, chair of SEC presidents, noted leaders seek amendments addressing the "barraging of lawsuits," while Sankey said recent NCAA eligibility changes "magnifies frustration" among members.
- The SEC remains the only Power Four conference not favoring a 24-team College Football Playoff expansion, with Sankey stating the league is focused on "finding the right path for college football."
- While breaking away from the NCAA is not the preferred solution, Georgia President Jere Morehead and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum have publicly discussed independence as a possible path if congressional efforts fail.
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SEC Commissioner Says Conversations Are Real About Possibly Breaking Away From NCAA
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that leaders of the powerhouse league — some of them frustrated over the changes upending their industry — are having “real” conversations about breaking away from the rest of college sports, though that is not the preferred solution. “They’re real,” Greg Sankey said Monday of talks with school presidents involving the SEC separating itself from the rest of the NCAA.…
Mason City Globe Gazette
SEC going alone over CFP, Save College Sports Act isn't leverage, it's reality
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey signals serious consideration for the conference to break away amid frustrations over legislative restrictions, playoff expansion, and enforcement issues, reflecting growing tensions with Congress and other college sports entities.
Greg Sankey issues another threat toward the NCAA
July 15, 2019; Birmingham, AL, USA; SEC commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to the media during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency-Birmingham. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issued another threat toward the NCAA indicating that his conference might go fully independent if concerns about rules enforcement were not addressed. Sankey argued Monday that the league is not just bluffing about the possibility of…
The Mercury news
East Bay TimesSEC commissioner Greg Sankey talks CFP expansion uncertainty, breaking away from NCAA and sweeping Senate bill
Sankey opened SEC media days on Monday by acknowledging that talk of the conference breaking from the NCAA is real.
SEC commissioner says league is seriously considering leaving NCAA
TAMPA, Fla. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that leaders of the powerhouse league are having "real" conversations about breaking away from the rest of college sports, though that is not the preferred solution."They're real," Greg Sankey said Monday of talks with school presidents involving the SEC separating itself from the rest of the NCAA. "They've opined about the frustrations that bring them to the point of say…
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