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MAC WEST TOLEDO Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Western Michigan MAC EAST Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Kent State Miami Ohio UMass (football only) 2

 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)  Big Ten Conference  Southeastern Conference (SEC)  Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12)  Big 12 Conference 3

 Mid-American Conference (MAC)  Conference USA (C-USA)  Sun Belt Conference  Mountain West Conference  American Athletic Conference (AAC) 4

◦ Football Bowl Championship (FBS) 125 Schools ◦ Football Scholarships

 Student-athletes earned a GPA in the 2014 fall semester. It is the 12 th consecutive semester in which UT student-athletes earned a combined GPA of 3.1 or higher.  Thirteen (13) UT sports earned team GPAs of 3.0 or above. 6

 Thirty-two (32) student-athletes earned President’s List honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA.  Thirty-eight percent (144 of 380) earned a spot on the Dean’s List by garnering at least a 3.50 GPA.  More than sixty-three percent (241 of 380) achieved a 3.0 GPA or better for the 2014 fall semester. 7

Women’s Soccer3.694 Softball3.487 Women’s Tennis3.461 Women’s Golf3.432 Baseball3.421 Women’s Swimming3.417 Women’s Cross Country3.370 Volleyball3.328 Women’s Basketball3.290 Men’s Cross Country3.254 Women’s Track3.205 Men’s Golf3.172 Men’s Tennis

 Autonomy – Power 5 Conferences passed this: ◦ Cost of Attendance – The gap between the full scholarship and cost of attending school. Examples being:  Transportation  Miscellaneous Bills  Educational Supplies not covered by school  University Assistance  Fundraising  Sponsorships  Ticket Sales 9

 Not all student-athletes have full-ride scholarships ◦ Full Scholarship  Football  Men’s Basketball  Women’s Basketball  Women’s Volleyball  Women’s Tennis ◦ Others  Baseball – 11.4 – over 35 players  UT has 350 student-athletes; 300 are on aid 10

 Fans can sit at home – watch several games at once  Marketing is totally different ◦ In game atmosphere has changed – student giveaways. Pizza coupon days are over! ◦ Coaches in the community  New MAC contract with ESPN ◦ Mid-week football – kick-time and date are set for us ◦ Additional revenue ◦ People are watching the games 11

 Sixteen (16) sports to be 1-A ◦ Will sports be eliminated? ◦ University of Toledo – 16 sports  Since 2010 ◦ Fifteen (15) schools have dropped 66 sports ◦ Recent highest profile sport dropped – University of Alabama – Birmingham (UAB – Football)  Athletic scholarships could be cut or eliminated 12

 Number of championship experiences reduced  Possibility of Olympic sports losing funding  Support Services (academic support, career counseling, tutoring) could be affected 13

99% of student-athletes will NEVER turn pro; thus…  Find success in classroom, on field and in life  We provide opportunities of a lifetime – from scholarships to championship experiences  Our system is not perfect  Improve the student-athlete experience: ◦ We can pay for that student-athlete who is returning after eligibility is completed…5 th year aid. ◦ Today, over 460,000 male and female student-athletes (1,100 schools) compete while getting their degree. Without sports, would they be attending college? 14

 15% of all D-1 student-athletes are first-generation college students  More than 8 of 10 Division 1 athletes earn their degrees  CNN Statistic – Average college student graduates with about $35,200 in debt, which most D-1 athletes do not have 15

16 “We are here because of the student-athletes.”

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