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Emmert addresses NCAA
NCAA
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — NCAA President Mark Emmert says giving the five wealthiest conferences in Division I the ability to make some of their own rules will allow revenue sports such as football and men's basketball to co-exist with the many nonrevenue programs that make up college sports. Emmert addressed the NCAA convention Thursday and held a news conference after with several university presidents, two days ahead of the first meeting of the so-called autonomy group, the 65 schools that make up the Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference. "We've got 3 percent of the students that participate in those high-revenue, high-visibility sports," Emmert said.