From Orlando Sentinel...
The American Athletic Conference concluded its relatively quiet spring meetings Thursday afternoon in Key Biscayne.
The league focused on updating members on its goals for new television contract negotiations and discussed how to implement its plan to be viewed as a member of the Power 6, joining the current group known as the Power 5 — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and independent Notre Dame.
Administrators voted to implement the Power 5 leagues’ new structure limiting time demands for athletes participating in sports-related activities.
“You want to make sure that the student-athletes have enough free time so one, they’re not exhausted, and [two,] their personal lives aren’t dominated by the sports they play,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said. “We want them to be college students and I think that’s the wellspring of all the changes.”
The American Athletic Conference concluded its relatively quiet spring meetings Thursday afternoon in Key Biscayne.
The league focused on updating members on its goals for new television contract negotiations and discussed how to implement its plan to be viewed as a member of the Power 6, joining the current group known as the Power 5 — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and independent Notre Dame.
Administrators voted to implement the Power 5 leagues’ new structure limiting time demands for athletes participating in sports-related activities.
“You want to make sure that the student-athletes have enough free time so one, they’re not exhausted, and [two,] their personal lives aren’t dominated by the sports they play,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said. “We want them to be college students and I think that’s the wellspring of all the changes.”
