The board approved a measure allowing conferences to vote on whether or not to provide $2,000 in spending money. The NCAA will call this the full cost of attendance. They are basing this off of the stipends that are often received by student on non-athletic scholarships.
• Individual schools can now choose to award multi-year scholarships. Scholarships may not be revoked based on athletic performance.
• Schools that fail to meet the Academic Progress Rate cut-line will be ineligible for postseason play, including bowl games. The cut-line will be increased from the current 900 to 930 in four years.
• Eligibility requirements increased from a 2.0 GPA to 2.3 for incoming freshman and 2.5 for junior college transfers.
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