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Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Big Ten Conference
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12)
Big 12 Conference
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Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Conference USA (C-USA)
Sun Belt Conference
Mountain West Conference
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
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◦ Football Bowl Championship (FBS)
125 Schools
◦ Football Scholarships - 85
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Student-athletes earned a 3.174 GPA in the 2014 fall semester. It is the 12th consecutive semester in which UT student-athletes earned a combined GPA of 3.1 or higher.
Thirteen (13) UT sports earned team GPAs of 3.0 or above.
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Thirty-two (32) student-athletes earned President’s List honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Thirty-eight percent (144 of 380) earned a spot on the Dean’s List by garnering at least a 3.50 GPA.
More than sixty-three percent (241 of 380) achieved a 3.0 GPA or better for the 2014 fall semester.
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Women’s Soccer 3.694Softball 3.487Women’s Tennis 3.461Women’s Golf 3.432Baseball 3.421Women’s Swimming 3.417Women’s Cross Country 3.370Volleyball 3.328Women’s Basketball 3.290Men’s Cross Country 3.254Women’s Track 3.205Men’s Golf 3.172Men’s Tennis 3.125
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Autonomy – Power 5 Conferences passed this:◦Cost of Attendance – The gap between the
full scholarship and cost of attending school. Examples being: Transportation Miscellaneous Bills Educational Supplies not covered by school University Assistance Fundraising Sponsorships Ticket Sales
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Not all student-athletes have full-ride scholarships ◦Full Scholarship
Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Volleyball Women’s Tennis
◦Others Baseball – 11.4 – over 35 players
UT has 350 student-athletes; 300 are on aid
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Fans can sit at home – watch several games at once
Marketing is totally different◦ In game atmosphere has changed – student
giveaways. Pizza coupon days are over!◦Coaches in the community
New MAC contract with ESPN◦Mid-week football – kick-time and date are set for us◦Additional revenue◦People are watching the games
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Sixteen (16) sports to be 1-A◦Will sports be eliminated?◦University of Toledo – 16 sports
Since 2010◦Fifteen (15) schools have dropped 66 sports◦Recent highest profile sport dropped – University
of Alabama – Birmingham (UAB – Football)
Athletic scholarships could be cut or eliminated
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Number of championship experiences reduced
Possibility of Olympic sports losing funding
Support Services (academic support, career counseling, tutoring) could be affected
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99% of student-athletes will NEVER turn pro; thus…Find success in classroom, on field and in lifeWe provide opportunities of a lifetime – from scholarships to championship experiences Our system is not perfectImprove the student-athlete experience:◦We can pay for that student-athlete who is returning
after eligibility is completed…5th year aid.◦Today, over 460,000 male and female student-
athletes (1,100 schools) compete while getting their degree. Without sports, would they be attending college?
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15% of all D-1 student-athletes are first-generation college students
More than 8 of 10 Division 1 athletes earn their degrees
CNN Statistic – Average college student graduates with about $35,200 in debt, which most D-1 athletes do not have
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