The CLA financial analysis provides a more detailed look at institutions currently in Autonomy 5 conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, PAC-12, and SEC) because these conferences have “autonomy” granted in NCAA bylaws to set their own spending policies in a number of areas, separate from other FBS and Division I schools. The institutions in these conferences also receive the vast majority (80 percent) of the CFP revenue distribution under an existing revenue distribution agreement.
Key findings from CLA’s projections include the identification of a “crossover point,” which CLA defines as the point where compensation for 11 “countable” football coaches per school will exceed the total “athlete scholarships and medical expenses” for ALL college athletes across ALL sports at that school. The amounts totaled in the calculation for “athlete scholarships and medical expenses” are comprehensive, and include tuition, fees, housing, food, books, cost of attendance stipends, medical expenses, and insurance coverage.
