ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC Institutions and Student-Athlete Representatives to Discuss Proposals that will Enhance the Student-Athlete Experience

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ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC Institutions and Student-Athlete Representatives to Discuss Proposals that will Enhance the Student-Athlete Experience
Fifth Year of the Autonomy Process for the Five Conferences

Eighty voting members of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC will meet in Orlando, Thursday, January 24 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 11 proposals under consideration were submitted this past fall, including mental health services and resources, and the role of agents in assisting student-athletes with career planning and decision making.

The meeting will include representatives from each of the 65 member schools of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, 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 four 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 and voting on the proposals will occur during the Autonomy Discussion Forum and Business Session on Thursday, January 24, beginning at noon (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
Travis Bruffy                     Texas Tech                      Football
Christian Blough               Ohio State                       Men’s Volleyball
Khristian Carr                   Mississippi State              Women’s Volleyball
Kayla Ellis                        Oregon State                   Women’s Volleyball
Blake Ferguson                LSU                                 Football
Kelsey Grambeau            Wisconsin                        Women’s Tennis
Krista Haddock                 Kansas State                  Women’s Soccer
Malcolm Holland               Arizona                           Football
Harli Hubbard                   NC State                         Softball
Khadejah Jackson            Oregon                           Women’s Track & Field
Taylor Koenen                  North Carolina                 Women’s Basketball
Haley Lorenzen                Florida                             Women’s Basketball
Megan McCloskey            Penn State                     Women’s Track & Field
Amy Okonkwo                  TCU                                Women’s Basketball
Chris Taylor                      Duke                                Football

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