NCAA membership has upheld legislation that allows schools the option of giving student-athletes multiyear scholarships.
The legislation was adopted following a presidential retreat last August, and it was upheld in an override vote that concluded late Friday. Some coaches have spoken out for the benefits of multiyear scholarships and others have vehemently opposed the concept, but now each school can operate concurrent with its preference.
Or, in some cases, how they have operated all along.
“When we sign a young man, we expect him to see through to graduation,” Georgia football coach Mark Richt said. “I know contractually it is one year at a time, but from what’s in my heart and from what’s in the heart of the University of Georgia is for these guys to make it all the way through to graduation. It means a whole lot to us.
“I don’t think it will change the way we view taking care of these guys.”