Kirwan Named Chair of Agent Committee
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AFCA 64-team bracket New approach February 19, 1996 Volume 33, No. 7 Football coaches Sandra L.Vivas says Committee in discuss agent issue need is clear for place to develop 3 at recent meetings 4 first set of NCAA growth in Division I 5 in Dallas women’s volleyball softball rules National Collegiate Athletic The Association Page 4 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA News Kirwan named chair OVER THE LINE? of agent committee William E. Kirwan, president of the Kirwan said University of Maryland, College Park, the committee and a member of the NCAA Presi- plans to discuss dents Commission, will chair a special the wide variety committee charged with charting a of measures al- strategy to address the growing sports- ready being agent issue in intercollegiate athlet- used, particular- ics. ly state legis- At its pre-Convention meeting, the lation and pro- Council approved the formation of grams that the Special Committee on Agents and some institu- Amateurism. The group will hold its tions have cre- Kirwan first meeting in early March, and will ated to help work on a tight time line. Kirwan said control the agent problem locally. NCAA Executive Director Cedric W. The 22-member special committee Dempsey has asked that the commit- will consist of institutional chief exec- tee produce and forward potential utive officers, athletics directors, fac- solutions by summer’s end. ulty athletics representatives, football “This is an extremely important and basketball coaches, current and initiative by the NCAA,” Kirwan said. former student-athletes, and legal “The full extent of the problems relat- counsel from institutions, said S. Da- Rich Clarkson/NCAA Photos ed to agents is only beginning to sur- vid Berst, NCAA group executive direc- face. It poses a tremendous threat to tor for enforcement and eligibility fundamental principles under which Athletics administrators work ➤ to end unacceptable crowd behavior the NCAA operates.” See Kirwan, page 20 without lessening enthusiasm III transition process here’s no place like home. BY RONALD D. MOTT other offensive remarks, and Playing games on a famil- STAFF WRITER even bombarding a visiting iar field or court long has pro- football team with ice-hard focusing on three issues vided teams with a tremendous advantage. snowballs for three hours on national television. TWhile most factors that influence the outcome of What has happened to decency and decorum from Governance issues, membership years. Such a change could become contests — basket height, strike-zone area, points sports fans? In many instances, those characteristics requirements and matters pertaining effective August 1, 1997, with the expi- awarded for a touchdown, for example — are con- appear to have been discarded at the turnstiles. to championships will be the primary ration of the membership moratori- stant, the screams and cheers of fans often turn what Long Beach State University coach Seth Greenberg agenda items for the Division III um, meaning that the earliest an ap- otherwise might be an evenly matched game into a charged that during his team’s January 22 game at New membership-restructuring transition plicant institution could become an lopsided rout. Mexico State University, two students berated his play- team, which will meet for the first active NCAA member would be Aug- Recently, however, some fans at the college and ers with racial slurs, a charge he later withdrew after time February 20-21 in Kansas City, ust 1, 2001. professional levels have gone beyond the call of “duty” attorneys representing those students objected to his Missouri. I Establishing a process in which as the home team’s loudest cheerleaders and have allegations. Before the game, Greenberg, who is Jew- Possible requirements that may be prospective member institutions become the visiting squad’s worst nightmare — insti- considered for NCAA membership would undergo an on-site visit at the gating brawls with players, yelling racial epithets and See Fans, page 20 ➤ include: end of their second year of provision- I Extending the provisional mem- bership period from three to four See Restructuring, page 6 ➤ Participation numbers hit all-time high, break 1985-86 record Participation in NCAA sports in 1994-95 set a — 6.9 percent — but men’s participation also while in 1992-93, the figure was 34.8 percent. record, surpassing the previous standard by al- showed a 3.0 percent gain. TOTAL PARTICIPANTS For all divisions combined, participation for most 3,800 student-athletes. Division II showed little change in men’s, wo- women was up in every women’s sport studied, The Association’s annual participation study men’s or overall participation. except for squash and swimming. The biggest estimates that 299,608 student-athletes took part In Division I, there was an overall loss of 0.1 gains were rung up by women’s soccer, which 1993-94 1994-95 Diff. Pct. +/– in NCAA sports in 1994-95, which is 3,776 more percent (130,408 participants, compared to had the largest jump in participation of any Men ................189,642 189,084 –558 –0.3% than participated in the previous record year of 130,584 in 1993-94), but there was a 4.2 percent sport — men’s or women’s — at 1,463 and also 1985-86. increase in women’s participation (44,361 to Women .........105,532 110,524 +4,992 +4.7% had the largest increase in the number of spon- It also was a record year for women’s partic- 46,225). Men’s Division I participation declined Total .............. 295,174 299,608 +4,434 +1.5% soring institutions, 69. ipation, which jumped to 110,524, a 4.7 percent 2.4 percent from 86,223 to 84,183. Other sports with an increase of more than jump over last year’s record figure of 105,532. Even though the numbers appear to be exact, 300 were men’s basketball, 999; women’s basket- Men’s participation was down 0.3 percent, which they are adjusted to include institutions that did Research Ursula R. Walsh said that the numbers ball, 946; women’s outdoor track, 460; women’s corresponds with the decline in the number of not submit a squad list for a sport they are known are accurate enough to provide a comparison of crew, 393; women’s cross country, 389; men’s soc- schools surveyed. to sponsor. Also, no audit is performed on the participation numbers from year to year. cer, 338; and women’s indoor track, 376. The gain was all in Division III, where partic- squad lists that are submitted, so there is no assur- Overall, women accounted for 36.9 percent In terms of percentages, the biggest increas- ipation went up by 4,668 (4.5 percent). Women’s ance that the list submitted by every institution of all participants, the highest ever. In 1993-94, participation in that division was up remarkably is precisely correct. Still, NCAA Director of 35.7 percent of NCAA athletes were women, See Numbers, page 7 ➤ Page 2 The NCAA News February 19, 1996 1 Schedule of key dates for 2 February and March 3 4 5 FEBRUARY NCAA News DIGEST 6 7 1 2 3 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 12 25 26 27 28 29 1994-95 participation study 13 14 FEBRUARY 15 RECRUITING Women Overall 16 Men’s Division I basketball 17 1-29: Quiet period, except for 20 days between No- 18 vember 16,1995,and March 15,1996,selected at the dis- 19 cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the 20 office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** 21 Women’s Division I basketball* 22 1-29: Quiet period, except 20 days between October 8, 1995, and February 29, 1996, selected at the discre- 23 tion of the institution and designated in writing in the 24 office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** 25 Men’s Division II basketball 26 The period between the prospect’s initial and final high- 27 school or two-year college contests: Evaluation period. 28 Women’s Division II basketball* 29 The period between the prospect’s initial and final high- school or two-year college contests: Evaluation period. Men 30 Division I football 31 1-3................................................................Contact period. 32 4........................................................................Quiet period. 33 5-8 ....................................................................Dead period. The number of student-athletes participating in NCAA 34 9-29..................................................................Quiet period. sports in 1994-95 was 299,608, an increase of almost Division II football 35 4,500 from 1993-94. ,Women’s participation increased 36 1-5 (8 a.m.)................................................Contact period. 5 (8 a.m.)-7 (8 a.m.) ....................................Dead period. almost 5,000 to 110,524 while men’s participation was 37 7 (8 a.m.)-29 ............................................Contact period. 38 down about 600 to 189,084. 39 40 Charts show number times 1000. 41 MARCH 42 1 2 43 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 44 Title IX 45 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 46 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Subhed 12 Goes Here 47 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 48 This is Normal Body copy using the Normal 31 49 style sheet. This is Normal Body copy using the 50 Normal style sheet. This is Normal Body copy 51 using the Normal style sheet. This is Normal MARCH 52 Body copy using the Normal style sheet. This RECRUITING 53 Men’s Division I basketball is Normal Body copy using the Normal style 54 1-15: Quiet period, except for 20 days between No- sheet.