Aug. 10, 2021: The NCAA Board of Governors announced its appointments of 23 members representing all three divisions to the Constitution Committee, which will identify the core principles that define college sports and propose a new governance model that allows for quicker change without sacrificing broader values, while either reaffirming or redefining those values. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, one of five independent members of the Board of Governors and former president at Texas A&M, was named committee chair. August 10, 2021 0
July 30, 2021: The Board of Governors vote to convene a special constitutional convention in November, with action expected to be taken at the NCAA’s scheduled Convention in January 2022. The Special Convention is intended to propose dramatic changes to the NCAA constitution to reimagine aspects of college sports so the Association can more effectively meet the needs of current and future college athletes. July 30, 2021 1
June 30, 2021: Governance bodies in all three NCAA divisions adopt a uniform interim policy suspending name, image and likeness rules for all incoming and current student-athletes in all sports, effective July 1. June 30, 2021 0
June 30, 2021: Mississippi State wins the Men’s College World Series, becoming the 67th team champion since the return of NCAA championships in March. The total includes eight Division I and National Collegiate championships that were moved from fall 2020 to the spring. June 30, 2021 2
June 21, 2021: The Supreme Court upholds a lower court decision that the NCAA can’t limit education-related benefits that colleges can offer student-athletes. June 21, 2021 2
March-April 2021: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all rounds of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship are held in Indianapolis, and all rounds of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship are held in San Antonio, marking the first time each tournament is played entirely in one geographic region. April 1, 2021 1
