The NCAA ~_..October--- 22,_... 1984,- Volume~~~~~ 21 Number 37 Official Publication of t ational Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling preview Greg Randall, in the 134- pound class, will be around ::’ to help Iowa defend its NCAA wrestling champion- ship this year For a preview of the season, see pages 8 through IO. Byers comments on Council supports presidents, infegrify in afklefics affirms rules of amateurism Editor’s Note: The following interview with NCAA Executive whether to submit that proposal to Direcror Waiter Byers represenrs excerpts from rape recordings The NCAA Council has voted to standards of amateurism,” NCAA the 1985 Convention by the Novem- and notes of his recent conversations with reporters from Sports support the initiatives being taken President John L. Toner said. ber I legislation deadline. Illustruted, USA Today, The New York Times and Associated Press. by the NCAA Presidents’ Commis- Among the other major actions sion and to affirm the Counctl’s sup- taken at the October Council meeting The proposed modification would Q. What has prompted you to speak out on the present integrity port of the Association’s amateur- were these: require a student to take and pass issues in intercollegiate athletics? ism legislation. l Voted to refer to the Presidents’ all I I courses in the prescribed core A. During preparations for recent personnel and budgetary meetings Meeting October 15-17 in Kansas Commission a proposal by the Special curriculum as stated in the bylaw, of the NCAA Staff Evaluation Subcommittee and the Executive City, the Council reviewed the actions Committee on Academic Research to achieve an overall 2.000 grade- Committee, the enforcement department requested a doubling of taken by the Presidents’ Commission t(o modify Bylaw 5-1-G) (“Proposal point average in those courses and its investigative staff and authorization for use of new investigative in that group’s October 34 meeting No. 48”) and authorized the NCAA to take either the ACT or SAT test techniques in an effort to keep abreast of the escalating tendencies and voted to inform the Commission Administrative Committee to decide See Council. page 16 among college staff members and boosters to circumvent NCAA that the Council supports the decision rules. Rather extensive inquiries disclosed that there is a lessening to launch two major studies of chief of resolve among college representatives to observe the rules, principally executive officers and to call a special Women’s group plans because of the increased pressure to achieve athletics success and meeting of CEOs in 1985 to deal with the erosion in the ranks of those who instinctively desire to operate the recommendations from those within the rules. studies. The Commission’s action session at Convention Q. Were these increased expenditures and new investigative was reported in the October 15 issue A round table for primary women be instituted regarding selections techniques authorized? of The NCAA News. administrators of athletics programs of teams and individuals for NCAA A. The decision has been postponed because of the belief that The decision to affirm the Council’s has been scheduled January I3 from men’s and women’s championships. heightened enforcement, by itself, will not lessen the “crime rate” commitment to the Association’s 3 to 5 p.m. to discuss specific questions The Council forwarded the proposal See Byers, page 16 standards of amateurism came in regarding legislation affecting to the Executive Committee for response to a recommendation in women’s programs that will be con- study. that regard by the NCAA Eligibility sidered by the 19X5 NCAA Conven- The committee reviewed surveys Four teams in Division I-A Committee, which suggested that tion. of coaches and administrators con- the Council sponsor a resolution Each of the 15 members of the cerning a 24-hour quiet period for to that effect for consideration at Special Committee on Women’s In- recruiting surrounding the various remain undefeated, untied the 1985 NCAA Convention. terests has been assigned a topic for women’s championships. No action By James M. Van Valkenburg PII& FUtUle Noting that the Association will the round table, at which Gwendo- was taken on the proposal. It was Perfect: Schedule: Schedule: NCAA Director of Statistics Cal Sk& Fullerron ,357 .4RO continue to monitor changes in na- lyn Norrell, committee chair, will noted that women’s basketball already Only four undefeated, untied teams Washmgton 4RX .51Y tional and international philosophies preside. has such a policy. remain in Division I-A football. All Brigham Young ,462 ,290 of amateurism, the Council’s action The special committee, meeting After questions were raised about four have some tough games left, South Carolma.. .407 446 means that it does not intend to prior to the NCAA Council meeting women’s sports exposure, the com- One Tie: but despite weekly upsets, it is likely Central Mvzhlgan.. ,233 565 follow “the recent tendency of our October 15-17 in Kansas City, rem mittee was informed that the NCAA at least one of the four will survive See Four. page 4 Olympic movement to loosen those commended that an appeal policy would continue its special sports the regular season with a perfect promotion efforts during 1985. record. Legislation recommended by the After all, it has been almost half committee that will be sponsored a century- 1936 to be exact -since by the Council at the 1985 Convention there were no perfect regular-season includes proposals that would: require teams. Adolph Hitler and Franklin member institutions to affiliate both Roosevelt were the big names in the men’s and women’s programs with news in those days. the NCAA as a condition of mem- According to the NCAA toughest- bership, place an institution in schedule program, three of the four ~- unclassified membership if either all but Brigham Young-have the its men’s or women’s program fails toughest part of the schedule to go. to meet appropriate division sports South Carolina still must face Florida sponsorship criteria, extend the eli- State and Clemson. Washington gibility for a female student-athlete meets Arizona Saturday and South- by two semesters or three quarters ern California in two weeks. Cal State when she withdraws from competition because of pregnancy, and increase Football notes the proposed number of out-of- See Women ‘s. page 16 Fullerton meets Nevada-Las Vegas November IO. BYU still has San Diego State and Utah left. In the News Five more teams are perfect except Furman University’s football for one tie, and two of these barely success often is attributed to the escaped last Saturday-Oklahoma intelligent, highly motivated student- and Central Michigan. As the chart athletes it recruits . .2 shows, two others ~ Louisiana State and Texas-already have faced two Legislative Assistance . .3 of the toughest schedules in the coun- The NCAA is offering assistance try. LSU’s foes to date have played Phoro by TSmofhy 1. lilky in the setting up of counseling panels at a .7 19 pace ~ third highest-and NCAA Council members Wirford S. Bailey, Auburn Academic Research during the October 15-l 7 for student-athletes considering Texas’ at .700, which ranks fourth. University; Francis W Banner, Furman University, Council meeting. AN three served on the special professional careers, and is registering Here are the nine perfects and near- and Gwendolyn Norrell, Michigan State University, committee, which Norrell chairs. player agents . ..I1 perfects and their schedule ratings: discuss the report of the Special Committee on 2 Oetober 22.1984 I The NCAA Comment Low-key Furman casts a high football profile By Glenn Rollins currently is in his seventh year in Sheridan, “is our people. That sounds titude Test, and 98 percent of them Conference member Georgia Tech, Charlotte Observer the National Football League. corny, I know, but we have an ex- have graduated in the past six years); 17-14, last season and 01’ money- So how is it that little 01’ Furman’s Finding diamonds in the rough cellent staff that does a remarkable fewer grants-in-aid than most of its bags South Carolina, 28-23, in 1982. football team is 41-3 for the 198Os, is absolutely crucial to programs job identifying recruits and signing competition (Furman has 55, with They are I la-1 in their most recent and earlier this year scored its third on Furman’s level-the NCAA’s Di- them, teaching and building them few full grants offered to freshmen, games against conference teams, not consecutive victory over a major- vision I-AA, a significant cut below into good players-and our share I I college opponent when it beat North the more monied, I-A, majorcollege, of good luck.” Carolina State, 34-30, in Raleigh? level. Sheridan does not include himself Columnary Craft How did the Paladins (5-l) come Furman President John E. Johns when he speaks of his staff. He diverts to be ranked fifth this week among likes to say, “We get players who attention. He has been named South- all NCAA Division I-AA teams? are IO pounds too light, an inch too ern Conference coach of the year against the I-AA limit of 75); bigger counting their 14-7 loss to Western Here is one way. short and a tenth of a second too three times; each time, he has given schools (it has 2,500 students, with Carolina in last season’s national When current head coach Dick slow.” his staff individual plaques that read the Southern Conference average semifinals. Sheridan was hired as a Furman He probably is being kind to his “Southern Conference Staff Of The at 6,300) and high tuition (at S8.300, Ben Browder of Charlotte’s Myers assistant in 1973, his first assignment players.