The NCAA News Official PubI- ICQ t-Ion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 10, 1993, Volume 30, Number 6 I-A title game, equity top football forum agenda Efforts IO achicvc gender equity in inLert ollegiatr IJnivcrsity of Arizona. athletics programs and the possibility of a Division I-A Sessions football championship will bc among the topics of discus- sion at rhe 1093 (bttcgr Football Forum Fehrualy 14-16 at t%nets of four coaches wilt mcrt wiIh the media at 9 a.m. the HyatI Rcgrncy Crown Center in Kansas Ciry, Missomi. and IO:30 am. February I5 to answer quesrions and discuss issues affecting college football. At 1 p.m., rask Joining approximately 40 spans journalists at rhe 17th arlrlu;It rvrnt will be eight top foorhatt coaches and three force members will discuss gender-rquity issues and the memt~rrs of the NCAA Gender-Equiiy Task Forcr: Phyllis work of’ the Gender-Equity Task Force, whirh plans to 1.. HowlctI, assistanr rommissicmrr of the Big Ten Cbnfer- prcsrnt a preliminary report to the membership in May or ence and corhair ofthr task force; Grant G. Teaff, director )JllC. of athletics and former football coach at Baylor LJniversity, NCAA E:xeruIive Director Richard D. Schultz will kick and former NCAA (:ounril member (:harlottr WesI, asso- off the final day of Ltir forum wilh a !) am. session. During riate arhterirs direrror and senior woman administrator at (barhes srhcdutcd to attend the forum are Mark his “State of the Association” addrrss at the 19% NCfi Sou~hrrn Illinois 1Jnivrrsity aI (~;ul~cmdalr. Hrown, LJnivcrsity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; John (Convention in Dallas, Schultz drew significant media This is Ihr fourIh straight year the forum has fcaturrd (bopcr, Ohio State LJnivcrsity; Ray (ioff, IJniversiry of. ;lIIcnIion by asking the membership to consider a Division administrators as well as coaches. Prcviousty, it was callrd (brgia; Frrd Goldsmith, Ricr IJnivrrsity; (iten Mason, I-A ti~~tt~att championship game as a possible source of the (:oltcgr FooIt~;~tt Prcvirw and was dcvotrd to discussion llnivcrsity of K;msas; Ron MrBridt-, IJniversily of’ Urah; of Ihr co;ic hrs’ trams and confcrcnccs. chuck Stobart, Mrmphis State IJnivcrsiIy, anti Dick’lomey, See Football, page 14 ) Super Show Committee to survey spotlights student-athlete views licensees Mt~llt~ra of’ the, NCAA Spcciat informal approaches In tcarrlirig <:ommittee 10 Rrvicw Studrnt-Ath- about student-athlete interests and By J. Gregory Summers lclr Wrlfarc, Arrrss and Equity concerns, in otdrt to determine THE NCAA NEWS STAFF infinmatty wilt I,t-gin soliciting how the rommitlrr wilt proccrd views from student~athteres on a with it\ wormk. ATI AN’L’A- Ar 1irst gtanc c, it broad ran@ of issues during the The committee then would ~~utd ;lt)pcar that the Sponing opening weeks of what is shaping move during the si~mmcr and fall Goods Manufacturcts Association up as a three-pan e&m. 10 irs set-ontl strp-a phase cm- was a bit presumptuous whrn it Thr committee, chaired by Pres- phasizing format research -and sctrc~led “Sr1per Show” as the IJaJne ident James D. MrGomas of Vir- then cntrr a third phase in early lor the i[JduStJ~y tJadr show it span- ginia Polytechnic Institute, dis- t!)c)4 in which it witt study and sors arinu;itty. russrd various ways of obtaining discuss findings and begin to f&n But if I hc shot fits those views during its first meeting trc.ornmend;ltions. With more than !),OOO booths Fet~ruary 4-5 in Dallas. Along the way, the committee rovrring 2.2 million square feet of The issue of student-athlete wrl- cxpccts to collect input noI only space--or rWJghly 38 football fare, access and equity is the prim from studcnt&ithletes, but also fields-and nrarly 90,000 atten- mary topic for the third year of the from othrr~s invotvrd in collegiate dees, this year’s Super Show was Those fmssing by thv NCAA di.$lay at thu Sporting Guod.s NCAA Presidents Commission’s athletics. The commiltrr is pa’cic- among the five largest trade shows Munuj&furm Association Su@r Show could win. a kpy chain by strategic plan. The committee is 1Jbrty interested in hearing in the world. The four-day extrav- sinking a shot through thi.s jive-fht basketball hoop. charged with studying anything coac+lrs’ views about studentmath- aganm of 11ew and established that afferb the wrthrc of student- tete issues and wilt be discussing spans-related products, which be- titnrss, outdoor sporIs, team sports, Emphasize philosophy athletes and has torn directed to ways of obtaining coachrs’ input gan February 5, occupied four rrophirs and awards, cycling, ap- complete its work by June 1994, SO With so many spollirig goods First step facilities in downtown Atlanta, in- paret, and water spans. Each “min- dealers and manufacturers attend- that any appropriate legislation cluding all of the Georgia World ishow” would make an impressive Before their next meeting, ing, ir would have been an ideal might be prcscntcd to the 1!)1)5 Congress (Center and the new Ceor- trade show all by itself. whit h wilt 131~ sometime in late opportunity for the NCAA to rcct NCAA Convention. gia l)olllc. “It’s amazing-you rratty have April, rommittrr mrmbcrs hope in hundreds of companies inter- With that dcadlinc in mind, the Thr Supc~~ Show is ;ictu;i~~y 17 to see it to brtirvc iI,” said NCAA to rondurI what they dcscribcd as cstcd in buying the rights to ~JSC committee has mapped out what shows within a show. Idcritifird by Dirrrmr of Licensing John ‘I’. Wa- an informal and unscientific sur- 1he Assoc iat ion’s I2 registered amourirs to a three-step process rotor-c-odcd carpcling and ovcr- tCrS, Who h&S St;lffrd ;I11 N(:M vey of srudent-arhlelrs at a small marks or 7!+ championship names for c~cm~ptrtir~g its assignment. The head signs are areas devoted IO booth at rhe Licensed Spans Show first step-b br taken this sjcgmrrits of the industry such as since I!)!)1 See Show, page 15 ) spring-wilt be 10 employ Vill?OlJS See Welfare, page 2 b n In the News n On deck Special Committee to Review Financial News Digest Page 2 n Richard E. Lapchick of the Center for Study of February lo-11 Sport in Society says college sport has an oppor- Conditions in Intercollegiate Athletics, Briefly tunity to become the leader in confronting racism Chicago Comment in America: Page 4. February 14-16 College Football Forum, Kansas City, Administrutive Missouri n The NCAA Men’s Woter Polo Committee con- Committee minutes siders rules changes that could dramatically February 15-18 Division I-AA Football Committee, Basketball statistics impact the sport by speeding up the game and La Jolla, California increasing scoring: Page 5. Institutional February 15-18 Field Hockey Committee, Key West, secondary infractions 11-14 Florida n Division I men’s ice hockey is adiustina far NCAA Record Lupchick better than expected to a new’officio$ng s&em February 16 Communications Committee, Kansas being used this season: Page 6. City, Missouri The Market Paae 2 The NCAA News February 10, 1993 TheNCAA News DO@EST A weekly summary of major activities within the Association the IWO remaining rccotnrricnd;ltlons from the report of the Special CommIttee to Schedule of key dates for Review the NCAA Enforcclncnt antI Special committee InfractIons Process. Those rccommcnda~ has first meeting February and March 1993 tions involve lhc LISC of inclepcndenl hear- ing officers and lbc USC of opcil hearings. The NCAA Special Commirtcc to Charles E. Young. chancellor of lhc Rcvicw Sludcnl-Athlrlc Wclfarc, Access February Match Univcrsily of’ Calltornla. Los Angeles. will and l<quity openctl deliher;Jtion\ with ;I chair the rommillcc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 meeting February 4-Y 111D;ilLlx. First meeting: M;trc-h X-9 in Arling- 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The I %rnerrJbcr comrni~~cc. which has ton, Vir@i;l. hccn ;Luthori/.cd by the N<‘AA Admini- 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 \lrativc (‘ommittec lo add two student-ath- 1 :,/ 221 231 241 251 261 271 lelcc ;I\ members. devoted mo\t of Ita rust niceting to evalu;lting such matters ;I\ 1t5 Busy schedule awaits churfe, the ;ivuil;iblllty of research and newly appointed committee d;lt;i, and other ways of involving stutlcnt- FEBRUARY MARCH ;ithleles III the proce\\. RECRUITING RECRUITING The I-cccnlly appointed NCAA CommIttee J;~mec I). McCom;~s. presltlent 01 Division I football Men’s Division I basketball on Athletics Ccrtilicalion will face a demand- Virginia Polytechnic Institulc and a mcm 1 (8 a.m )-5 (8 a.m.) ___._.____Dead period. l-3 ._.____.____.___________________Quiet period. ing agenda in establishing the AssociaCon’\ her of’ the NCAA Prcsidcnls Commission, ______Contact period. 5 (8 a m )-8 .___ ._ __._____. Contact period. 4-22 .___.____.____._.___ new cerliticat ion program. 1s chair of the special commillce. 9-28 .__._.____._.__._.____.____._.__Quiet period 23-31 .___.____.__._._.___ Oulet period. Between now and Augusl, Lhc commit- Sturlcn~alhlclc wclfarc is the pl~imary Division II football Men’s and women’s Division II basketball tee will dctcrmlne the certification scbe& lopic I’oI~ the third year of’ the (‘ommic- 1 (8 a.m )-3 (8 a.m.) ._________Dead period. l-31 Contact period. 3 (8 a.m.)-28 __.__._.__._______Contact period.