The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18,1991, Volume 28 Number 45 Kemp to receive ‘Teddy’ award Jack Kemp, Secretary of the U.S. Depart- as the supervision of HUD’s headquarters in career has spanned three decades. Prior to his ment of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C.; 10 regional offices, and X 1 appointment as HUD Secretary, he was a has been named winner of the Theodore field offices. memhcr of the IJS. House of Representatives Roosevelt Award, the most prestigious honor Since assuming his duties, Kemp has been from 1971 to 1989. During that time, he spent bestowed on an individual by the NCAA. instrumental in the development and passage seven years in a leadership position as the The 26th rccipicnt of the “Teddy,“ Kemp will of two major pieces of legislation: the HUD chairman of the House Republican Confer- receive the award January 8 at the NCAA reform bill and President Bush’s HOPE ence. honors dinner during the annual Convention Initiative (Homeownership and Opportunity Before his political career, Kemp enjoyed in Anaheim, California. for People Everywhere). The HUD Reform tremendous success in athletics. While at The nation’s foremost Federal economic- bill helped bring to an end the problems of Occidental College, he compctcd in football development and housing official, Kemp waste, fraud and abuse that plagued HUD and track and field. A three-year starter as a began his tenure as a member of President programs under past administrations, while member of the Tigers football squad, he George Bush’s Cabinet February 6, 1989. As the HOPE initiative provides, among other earned honorable mention I ,ittle All-America HUD Secretary, he is responsible for admin- things, grants to help public-housing rcsidcnts honors as well as all-conference accolades. istering a variety of Federally assisted housing, and low-income families manage and pur- He also scrvcd as cocaptain during his senior economic-dcvclopment and fair-housing en- chase government-owned housing. campaign. As a member of the track and field Jack Kemp forcement activit& across the n&Ion, aswell A native of Los Angeles, Kemp’s political Proposals may bring some major changes (Editor k Note: This is the sixth in Conference are attempting, in Pro- u series ofsevcw articles outlining the posal Nos. I09 and I IO, to eliminate lcgislotive proposuls to he acted upon the Division 1-A voting and repre- ut the 1992 NCAA Convention in sentational balance on the Council Anaheim, Culi/ornia. 17tis instull- and the Commission. mc’nt covers the proposals in the Traditionally, 11 of the 22 Divi- gowrnunce and generul groupings.) sion I positions on the Council and I1 of the 22 on the Presidents Com- There are only 16 basic proposals mission have been earmarked for in the 1992 Convention governance Division I-A representatives. The and general groupings combined, Metro Atlantic suggests a guarantee but some of them would make pro- that all men’s basketball conferences nounced changes in the way the in Division I be assured a position NCAA operates. on either the Council or the Com- For example, if certain proposals mission, with many positions then Brad Culpepper Ty Detmer Jason Hanson were to be adopted: available at large. On that basis, the l The longstanding voting and Division I-A membership would be representational balance between assured of not more than 10 posi- Division I-A and the rest of Division tions of the 44, while the rest of I on the NCAA Council and the Division I would be assured 0122 or Presidents Commission would be more, depending on the number of eliminated. Division I confcrcnccs from year to l The Association would conduct year. a legislative Convention only every ‘I’hc Northcast Conference takes other year, rather than annually. a different approach, allocating only *Conferences no longer would eight of the 22 positions on each vote at Conventions. group to Division 1-A. with six on 0 The Council eventually might each carmarkcd for Division I-AA have the authority to waive almost and eight on each for Division any rule it wanted. I-AAA. @Playing rules in the various The Council is opposing both sports could differ from one mem- proposals, and the Presidents Com- bcrship division to another. mission will decide in its January 7 Those proposals highlight the meeting whether to join the Council governance and general groupings. formally in such opposition. Governance The Council also is opposing the The Metropolitan Atlantic Atb- concept of a biennial legislative letic Confcrcnce and the Northeast See Proposals may bring. page 1.5 Janet Kruse Cameron Rast Heather Taggart New rule In the News Soccer standouts, Heisman winner for hockey Revenue distrfbution 2 among fall Today’s Top Six finalists Executive Commit&e . 3 The captain of the 1992 U.S. player Janet Kruse, University of athletics ability; 25 pcrccnt on aca- has effect Olympic men’s soccer team, a HeIs- Nebraska, Lincoln, and defensive dcmic achievement, and 25 percent By Theodore A. Breidcnthal commeni . 4 man Trophy winner and two Hcr- tackle Brad Culpepper, llnivcrsity on character, leadership and activi- ‘The NCAA Nrws Statf Champfonshlps resulik~ . 5 mann Trophy candidates are among of Florida. ties. Selections arc made by the -._~- the individuals chosen as fall finalists Six honorees will be chosen from NCAA Honors Committee. College ice hockey coaches knew Basketball notes 9 lor the NCAA loday’s Top SIX among these student-athletes and Following arc biographical what they were doing at their annual awards. the winter/spring nominees listed in sketches of the fall finalists. Howand infractions case.. 13 conventIon when they adamantly The fall nominees are soccer the October 2X, 1991. issue of The Brad Culpepper proposed an end to interference, Compliannce briefs .16 player Cameron Rast. Santa Clara NCAA News. I’hc Today’s Top Six A Iour-year Icttcr-wlnncr as a hooking and holding. What they University: quarterback ‘ly Dctmer, and Silver Anniversary award member of the Florida football did not know, however, was how the NCAA Record.. ...17 Brigham Young Llniversity; soccer winners will be recogni7cd at the team, (‘ulpcpper earned first-team game would change--- and to what player llcather Taggart, University NCAA honors dinner January X all-America and all-Southeastern dcgrec. TheMarket... .18 of Wisconsin. Madison; place- during the NCAA (‘onvcntion m (:onference honors during the 1991 So, at its annual meeting, the Briefly 20 kicker/ punter Jason Hanson. Wash- Anabelm, California. campaign. A National Football SKC Nen’ rule, txxc 15 ington State IJniversity; volleyball Selection is based 50 percent on SW Soccw ,slurd~~ur.s.pup ’ 16 - _-ye 2 THE NCAA NEWS/December 18,199l Long Beach Big Eight Questions/Answers State drops redistributes I-A football revenues California Slate University, Long In a move that may keep the Beach, announced December IO conference intact, Big Eight <‘on- Can an individual lose his or her amateur status before enrolling at that it will drop its Division I-A ference schools have voted to Ict Q an N<‘AA mcmbcr institution’? football program next season bc- high-profile football and basketball cause of financial problems. programs keep a much greater share Yes. If NCAA rules specify that an “individual” may or may not IJnivcrsity officials hope to rein- of gate and tclcvision money. participate in certain activities, this term refers to a person prior to state the program in 1993 as a Divi- Beginning in 1992. participating A and after enrollment in a member institution. sion I-AA program. teams will keep 40 percent of the I .ong Beach State President (‘ur- money lrom nationally televised tis McCray said the school would nonconference football games in- have needed $600,000 to keep foot- stead of the current figure of ap- NCAA, football player ball ahvr next year. according to proximately 22 percent, according to ‘l’hc Associated Press. Based on a United Press International. As of Curtis McCray Novcmhcr 15, $280.000 had been $900,000 appearance fee in I99 I for settle drug-testing suit raised. seat stadium and an average attend- an ABC national game, teams that I he NCAA has settled with LJni- his suspension to the NCAA Drug got ahout $200,000 last season vcrsity 01 Montana football player l’hc 49~13 struggled at the gate anc~ 01 17,000 for all games. Education and Drug Testing Sub- would get about $360,000 per game Stcvc Prrmock in a cast involving this year. averaging 3.893 per home The 49ers, 2-9 this season, played committee, hut his appeal was dc- eight of their I I games on the road. next season. steroid testmg. nied. Hc then sued the state of game. I‘hc Touchdown Club ol’ Conversely, conference schools Prcmock had hccn suspended I.ong Beach presented a plan to David P. O‘Brien, the school’s Montana, the university and scvcral that rarely have national football after he tested positive lor steroids attempt to raise the funds but school acting athletics director, told The school officials. Eventually, Harkin appearances will bank much less but played this SKaWn under an officials determined economic CC)II- Associated Press the timing of the ardcrcd the NCAA to hccomc in- confercncc-generated revenue. Un- mjunction issued by Montana dis- dltlons in the community would decision allows the team’s coaching volvcd in the case. der a formula announced Dcccmbrr trict judge Douglas (i. Harkin. have made it impossible to save the staff time to pursue other opportu- In the injunction that permitted 9, the competing teams’ shares will The cast began in February when program.