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AAC commish: Coordinated response needed to stabilize FBS
2 years ago - Jul 28, 2022, 7:19 PM
Mike Aresco says athlete compensation, the transfer portal and conference realignment have created a perfect storm for an unsettled situation, and the American Athletic Conference commissioner believes all FBS conferences need to have a coordinated approach toward stability while finding a middle ground between an amateur model of college athletics and increasing professionalism. ''The amateur model we have embraced for decades is gone. Is there a reasonable middle ground that retains the student-athlete experience and does not make our student-athletes employees or union members?