NCAA ? Outsourcing Enforcement?

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One answer that has been proposed is to outsource the investigative function of the NCAA to some independent body. It is even been suggested that the federal government take over the investigative function ? an unbelievably bad idea, IMHO.

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I do, however, think there is real merit to the idea of outsourcing the enforcement process to an outside group. ?It may not have subpoena power, but at least it can operate objectively and without the natural conflicts that exist when you?re policing your own membership (I think this is something that should be looked at with individual campuses as well ? outsourcing the investigation / enforcement component of the compliance function to avoid conflicts within the department). ?I?d also be interested in exploring the possibility of placing language in employment contracts for coaches and staff, and financial aid agreements for student-athletes, which imposes a penalty for not cooperating with investigations for some limited amount of time after they leave the institution. ?This could certainly be financial or for student-athletes it could be something like putting a hold on transcripts. ?For non-university people of interest, you could impose penalties similar to what the NCAA currently does for ?boosters? found to have participated in violations: no involvement with the university?s athletic program (e.g. can?t donate, can?t sponsor) for some period of time. ?Further steps could include bringing the professional sport leagues into the process so that players and coaches can?t avoid cooperating by going to the next level.

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The NCAA?s investigation and enforcement process is certainly broken; it will be interesting to see what, if anything, is done in the coming months and years to fix it.

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Source: http://www.leatherhelmetblog.com/2013-articles/february/ncaa-outsourcing-enforcement.html

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