LOOK: Pac-12 athletic director trolls former conference commissioner at NCAA meetings
An unnamed Pac-12 athletic director dressed to impress at this week’s NCAA meetings. In the process, he was also trolling a former conference commissioner.
Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger tweeted a picture of the AD’s socks, which featured former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott.
Scott served as the Pac-12 commissioner from 2009-21 when his contract wasn’t renewed. George Kliavkoff took over for Scott and has prioritized bringing the Pac-12 back to the top of college football. The league went 0-5 in bowl games this season and Utah was its highest-ranked team at No. 11 in the final College Football Playoff rankings.
At the NCAA meetings this week, representatives ratified a new constitution, giving more power to individual divisions. The constitution passed by an overwhelming margin, 80.42% to 19.58%, and the changes will begin on Aug. 1 the upcoming school year.
NCAA governance paves way for massive changes after ratifying new constitution
If there were any doubts about whether the new NCAA constitution would pass, think again. NCAA representatives ratified it by a wide margin Thursday.
NCAA representatives voted 80.42% to 19.58% — easily reaching the two-thirds majority for approval. The new constitution gives more power to each division.
The NCAA Board of Governors unanimously approved a new constitution last month, and acknowledged the new document is part of a plan to modernize collegiate athletics.
“This process has been an example of how we can work together to modernize college sports and meet the needs of students engaged in intercollegiate athletics — today and for the future,” Board of Governors chair and Georgetown president Jack DeGioia wrote in a memo. “The ratification of a new constitution in January will unlock the ability for the divisions to rewrite rules for each division by August that will enable us to realize the goal of transforming NCAA governance to better serve our students.”