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07/20 10:06 CDT Could the SEC really break away? Commish says conversations are
real but that's not what they want
Could the SEC really break away? Commish says conversations are real but that's
not what they want
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) --- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said
Monday that leaders of the powerhouse league are having "real" conversations
about breaking away from the rest of college sports, though that's not the
preferred solution.
"They're real," Greg Sankey said Monday of conversations with school presidents
involving the SEC separating itself from the rest of the NCAA. "They've opined
about the frustrations that bring them to the point of saying we should look at
something significantly different."
Sankey's 45-minute meeting with reporters to kick off SEC football media days
detailed the entire list of issues that college sports is struggling with:
Congressional legislation, litigation stemming from the new five-year
eligibility rule, the future of the College Football Playoff and an overall
lack of transparency regarding name, image and likeness payments to players.
Sankey acknowledged the conference's frustration with all those issues, but
also touted the league's 13 national championships won last season across a
variety of sports as a key reason it's in no rush to move away from the current
framework.
"There is meaning and value and I do think a national expectation that we
participate in a national organization," he said.
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