The former commissioner led the conference through a momentous three years, but his exit adds another moving part to the volatile college sports landscape.
SAN ANTONIO — Here at the NCAA convention Thursday, college administrators listened to a goodbye address from outgoing president Mark Emmert and got a hello appearance from replacement Charlie Baker. Several hours earlier, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren was announced as the new president of the Chicago Bears.
This was a vivid, single-day snapshot of the breakneck pace of change in college athletics. The impermanence of recent years isn’t just a phase; it’s an ongoing way of life.