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NCAA Division I Board Of Directors Issues Statement On The Formation Of A Presidential Task Force To Examine Issues Of Commercialism And Student-Athlete Welfare
For Immediate Release Monday, January 14, 2008	Contact(s) Bob Williams Managing Director of Public and Media Relations 317/917-6117 bwilliams@ncaa.org
"The NCAA Division I Board of Directors held a candid, open and constructive discussion on the issues outlined in a previous communication from University of Georgia President Michael Adams to NCAA President Myles Brand. Although all Board members participated in the discussion, no votes were taken. "The sense of the Board�s deliberations was that the discussion should continue and be expanded to include presidents at the conference level. Board members will also confer with others, including with the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee already engaged in an examination of postseason football. "However, the NCAA Board agreed the issues of presidential leadership and commercialism, identified in President Adams� communication, especially deserve further discussion. In fact, a presidential task force has been formed (although specific members have not been identified) to look into issues of commercialism and student-athlete welfare associated with intercollegiate athletics, including all postseason football."

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