emerald sports
I weekly supplement
^\t the January, 1977, meeting of the NCAA, a
resolution to drop all athletic scholarships came
within 11 votes of passing.
In the annual meeting last January, this same
proposal lost by 25 votes. This year it looks like the
proposal will be revised.
The Mid-American Conference has requested a
similar proposal be placed on the upcoming ballot.
Dropping all aid but tuition and fees for all sports
except football and basketball (which would be unaf
fected), this measure, if passed, could pave the way
for the total abolition of athletic scholarships.
According to the University faculty liaison to the
NCAA, Wendell Basye, there are two reasons for
wanting this rule. “The first reason is that it saves
money, and the second reason is that it treats all
students alike,’’ he states.
This year, $444,693 is budgeted for scholarships in
men’s athletics alone. Of this total, $284,012 is
budgeted for football. Golf, tennis and swimming
have no scholarships in this budget, and the other
sports are allotted between $20,000 and $60,000.
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The athlete
meets his maker