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NCAA is runin' scared. they are afraid football will split off from the NCAA. The press is starting to ask "why not and "when". This On3 article covers the Ad from Ohio State hinting at it
"+ Bjork finished his intro speech talking about the future of college athletics: “We need a model that looks after each individual sport.” He said its important to communicate with their student-athletes and deconstruct the antiquated NCAA structure. There has been enough lobbying, it’s time to act, he said. Ohio State and the Big Ten can lead the way, Bjork said."
+ Bjork was asked if he’s in favor of football breaking away. He said they have to look at it as the highest-resource institutions are different, and he gave a nod to NCAA president Charlie Baker for getting that conversation started. He said they can clean the recruiting and transfer windows up right now where you don’t have to break away football — but they’ve got to get it done.