ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC Institutions and Student-Athlete Representatives to Discuss Proposals that will Enhance the Student-Athlete Experience
Fourth Year of the Autonomy Process for the Five Conferences
Eighty voting members of the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC will meet in Indianapolis, Thursday, January 18, and Friday, January 19, to consider a series of proposals as part of the Autonomy governance process that gives the five conferences the ability to enact NCAA rule changes in specific legislative areas.
Many of the 13 proposals under consideration were submitted this past fall, including improved medical care, and measures designed to enhance student-athlete and prospective student-athlete welfare.
The meeting will include representatives from each of the 65 member schools of the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC conferences and 15 student-athlete representatives, each of whom will have a full vote and has been included in the ongoing discussions at the conference level.
In the previous three autonomy sessions, representatives have enacted significant reforms to help student-athletes succeed in college and in life, in areas including time balance, scholarship protections, cost of attendance, concussion protocol and student-athlete welfare.
About the Autonomy Session
The autonomy proposals will be reviewed during a Discussion Forum on Thursday, January 18, beginning at noon (ET), while voting on the proposals will occur during the Autonomy Business Session on Friday, January 19, beginning at 10 a.m. (ET).
Proposals can be approved by one of the following methods:
60 percent of all votes (48 votes) and a simple majority support from schools in three of the five conferences, or;
A majority of all votes (at least 41) and simple majority support from the schools in four of the five conferences.
In addition to representatives from the 65 universities, 15 student-athletes will give a voice for the tens of thousands of current student-athletes in the five conferences. The student-athletes participating in the autonomy process this year are:
Name, Institution, Sport
Angie Allen, Kansas, Women’s Rowing
Christian Blough, Ohio State, Men’s Volleyball
Brady Bramlett, Ole Miss, Baseball
Ben-Marvin Egel, Purdue, Men’s Golf
Madison Granger, Duke, Women’s Cross Country
Harli Hubbard, NC State, Softball
Demetrius Jackson, Miami, Football
Abu Kamara, Washington State, Men’s Track & Field
Brandon Lee, Missouri, Football
Anthony Lyons, Jr., Texas Tech, Baseball
Nandi Mehta, Northwestern, Women’s Soccer
Amy Okonkwo, TCU, Women’s Basketball
Taylor Ricci, Oregon State, Women’s Gymnastics
Alyssa Rice, Kentucky, Women’s Basketball
Kristiana Warth, Arizona State, Women’s Track & Field