The NCAA's proposal to grant the Power Five athletic conferences with expanded autonomy seems all but set to survive an override.
According to the New York Times, there are 14 schools nationwide that are opposed to the proposal, as of Thursday, falling well short of the 75 that would be needed for such an action. 10 of those in opposition come from each school in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
The deadline to officially object to the autonomy proposal is Monday and the NCAA has said it will release the names of the schools that did so.
"I think there's a resignation: The override will not be successful, so let's move on to other things," CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager told the Times.
Facing intense pressure to alter its model of amateurism, the NCAA designed their proposal to expand the Power Five's autonomy, allowing the elite Division I athletic conferences to govern themselves. The ACC, Big Ten, Big-12, Pac-12 and SEC are expected to give their student-athletes guaranteed four-year scholarships, which include more than jus the cost of admission, and more benefits.
Per the Washington Post, the Big Ten has already announced what it plans to implement under the new NCAA proposal. According to ESPN, the ACC has done the same and outlined similar reforms.
Some of these changes have already been implemented without the expanded autonomy. For example, Southern California, South Carolina, Maryland and other Power Five schools have moved to give their student-athletes guaranteed four-year scholarships.
Nathan Hatch, president of ACC member Wake Forest University, is a leading supporter of the expanded autonomy model and said the CAA has been the staunchest opponent of it. Still, he told the Times he does not expect anything to come of it.
"I respect their position," he said, "but I'm a realist."
