18 1/2-page constitution, cut down from 43 pages over the last three months at the direction of President Mark Emmert.The cutting of NCAA red tape comes in a year that has brought a tempest of change to college sports.
Athletes have more financial freedom than ever before. Conference realignment has swept through the most powerful leagues while also shuffling lineups deep into Division I.
Meanwhile, the expansion of the College Football Playoff promises to bring yet another revenue windfall to those at the top of the NCAA food chain.Changing the constitution is the first step in determining the NCAA's ultimate role in the changing landscape."This constitution is not for today and tomorrow," Lyons said.