September 9, 1985, Volume 22 Number 31 Offkial Publication oft ational Collegiate Athletic Association Commission announces its nominating committee Eight members of the NCAA Presii appointed the eighttmember commit- committee are Eugene M. Hughes, University of Nebraska, Omaha. 1 he year’s term expirations all are for dents Commission will serve as the tee, which includes Commission president, Northern Arizona llniver- L)iviston 111 representatives are Gil- Commission members originally ap- Presidential Nominating Committee members whose terms do not expire stty; William E. Lavery, president, man and James J. Whalen, president, pointed to two-year terms to establish to recommend a slate of candidates to in 1986. Each of the eight NCAA Vtrgmia Polytechnic Institute; Very Ithaca College. proper rotation of membership on fill vacancies on the Commission oc- geographical districts is represented, Rev. J. Donald Monan, president, For the second-and final year, the Commission. curring in January 1986. as are all three NCAA membcrshtp Boston College, and Walter Washmg- Commission members whose terms Chief executive officers are Invited The nominating committee also divisions. ton. president, Alcorn State Umvcr- expire in .January 1986 are eligible for to submit nominations to the nomi- will oversee the nomination and elec- Richard C. Gilman, president of sity. reelection to serve full, four-year nating committee, even if the mcum- tion of new Commission officers for Occidental College, was named to Divisron II rcprcsentatives are terms. NCAA legislation permits such bent Commission member is eligible 19X6 and 1987. chair the committee. Patsy Sampson, president, Stephrns reelectton when an individual has for a full term. As prescribed in the Commission Chair John W. Ryan Representing Division I on the College, and Del D. Weber, chancellor. served half a term or less, and this NCAA constttution, any candidate receiving the endorsement (i.e., nom- ination) of at least IO chief executive oflicers of member instituttons will be included on the ballot for the appro- priate position. The nominating committee will meet October I to determine its slate, which will be submitted to the chief executtve officers of all active member institutions m a mail ballot. Results of the elcctton will be announced at the 19X6 NCAA Convention in .Janu ary. All nominations should be sent to Presidential Nominating Committee, NCAA, P. 0. Box 1906. Mission. Kansas 66201, for reccrpt not later than Friday, September 27. Terms expiring 111January 19X6 are as follows: Division I Lattrc F. Coor, president. llniversity ol Vermont. Division ILAAA at large. Incumbent is willing to accept rcelec- tion. Edward B. Fort, chancellor, North Carolina A&T State University. Must be Division I-AA South football rem gion. Incumbent is willing to accept reelection. I. M. Heyman. chancellor, Univer- sity of California, Berkeley. The Pa- cific-10 Conference designates the appointee to this position. Richard L. Van Horn, chancellor, University of Houston. The Southwest Athletic Conference already has des- Sports previews ignated Van Horn, who recently was appointed to this position, to con- Steve Couplund will be tending the net for Fresno State when the men k warerpolo season begins thisfhll. For opreview qflhe water polo tinue. and women j: volle~yball seasons, see pages 4-6. John B. Slaughter, chancellor, llni- versity of Maryland, College Park. The Atlantic Coast Conference desig- Drug-test proposa- ls to be completed in October nates the appointee to this positton. Discussion of varying penalties for tton October 14-16. If the Council for drugs a second time would be gram to bc $600.000. Walter B. Waetjen, president, Cleve- votes to sponsor legislation, a pro- ineligible for NCAA championships land State Untversity Division I- drug usage, clarification of the John L. Toner, former president 01 posal to implement a drug-testing competition for one year. AAA at large. Incumbent is willing to student-athlete form and emphasis -Ihe NCAA and director of athletics at program in 1986-X7 will be before accept reelection. that the proposed drug-testing Along those same lines, the special- the IJniversity of Connecticut, is the delegates to the 1986 Convention in Those eventually elected, reelected program will not be retroactive were committee has recommended the pas- chair of the special committee. Other among the topics covered by the New Orleans. sibility of varying penalties depending or appointed must rnclude at least committee members are William D. one from Region I of Division I, per NCAA Special Committee on Na- In addition to the plan to test upon the drug used. Student-athletes Bradford. M.D., Duke Ilniversity; student-athletes on a random basis at would be tested for all drugs, includ- NCAA Constitution 5-5. tional Drug-Testing Policy August Daniel F. Hanley, M.D., Dartmouth as many NCAA championships as ing the street drugs that were omitted 20-2 I in Chicago. College; Roy Kramer, Vanderbilt IJni- Division II possible, the special committee is from Proposal No. 75 at the 1985 The special committee will submit vrrsity; Jackie Sherrill, Texas A&M Thomas A. Bond, president, Clar- recommending that the program not its final recommendattons for the Convention. [Jniversity, and George Raveling, Unii ion University of Pennsylvania. In- be retroactive. All student-athletes at NCAA testing of student-athletes for banned versity of Iowa. SQQ Commission. page I I drugs at NCAA championships to The special committee is recom- member institutions will be asked to mending that if a student-athlete tests sign a form indicating that they are If the Council votes to sponsor the positively for a banned drug, he or not currently using any of the drugs drug-testing legislation, complete de- In the News she automattcally would be ineligible listed on the NCAA list of banned tails of the program, including a ques- for the championship and for the drugs. tton-and-answer series, will be pub- Recruiting curbs ensuing 90 days from that date. A The special committee is anticipat- lished in late-October issues of The Colleges and universities are student-athlete who tested positively ing the costs of the drug-testing pro- NCAA News. taking steps to ensure that alumm and boosters do not violate re- Special committee issues academic report cruiting rules Page 3 Alshortened version of the report The NCAA membership adopted and John ‘laylor, Nattonal Institute of Football statistics by the NCAA Special Acadcmrc minrmum test-scoreeligibility rcqunc Education. Football notes and statisttcs in Standards Committee appears on ments for incoming frcshmcn at Its page I2 of this issue of The NCAA 19X3 Convention in San Diego. The C‘ouncil and L)iviston I Stccr- Divistons I-A and I-AA. Pages 7- ~ng C‘ommittee purpo\cly took no 9. News The full report was presented IO the Wilford S. Bailey, Auburn Ilnivrr- action on the recommendations in 300th victory NCAA Council during its August l4- sity, chairs the special committee. their August meetings. The special Bob Guelker, men’s soccer coach I6 meeting in Boston. The report Other members are Edward B. Fort, committee asked that its report receive at Southern Illinois University, recommends two primary revisions in North Carolina A&l State Univcrsny; widcsprcad consideration throughout Edwardsville, has reached the NCAA Bylaw S~l-f$, which pertains Joseph B. Johnson, Ciramblmg State the higher education community prior 300th-victory plateau since he be- to academic ehgtbtlity of freshman University; Gwendolyn Norrell, Mich- to final actions by the NCAA Presi- gan the soccer program at St. student-athletes entering Division I igan State University: John W. Ryan, dents Commrsston October l-2 and Lours University in 1958. Page 16 member institutions in the fall of Indiana University, Bloomington; Otrs the Council and Division I Steering 1986. A. Singletary, Universrty of Kentucky, C‘ommittee October 14-16. Richard C. Gilman I/ .I 2 Septcmher 9.1985 I The NCAA Comment Coaches who want players paid should turn pro By Fritz Brennecke off the record, let it be known they disgrace to higher education in this cial remuneration. There are a few It’s ttme the presidents ot our col- The Golden (Colorado) Transcript want it. nation. who’ll sign up for tennis, golf, skiing, legescalled these coaches who want Any connection between amateu- Arguments cited by the coachesin Of the reasonsenumerated for pay- even some in swimming and sports of to pay their players a cash salary mto rism and big-time college football trying to justify paying players a cash ing football-basketball players, the a recreational nature without being their offices and said to each one, that once might have existed will be stipend, which Paterno says should least defensible is No. 6. Anybody promised they11be compensated for “Look, buster. This institution was completely severed if a majority of be at least $200a month, are: (I) They familiar with the history of American their services. But they are becoming founded and exists, according to the Western Athletic Conferencecoaches put in so much time on football, they college football should be cognizant scarce at NCAA Division I schools, enabling act which created it, to offer have their way. don’t have time for part-time work; of the fact that as soon as a maximum where football and basketball players academic education m the arts and A poll recently conducted by the are being paid a minimum of $10,000 sciences,not to provide a facility for Denver Post disclosed that six of the c01umnafy craft a year when all benefits are added up. operation of a professional athletics nine headcoaches in the WAC favored Frankly, the idea of going out for a organization. If you want to coach a sport just for fun and for sport’s sake pro team, resign and look for a joh in paying their players a salary in addii in financial atd is agreed upon, it (2) they shouldn’t have to use money is today about as extinct as the dodo the various pro leaguesin Canada or tion to the financial aid they are immediately becomesthe minimum.