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NCAA president Charlie Baker says he's ready to address the "elephant in the room" in college sports.
Less than a year into his tenure as president, Baker is pushing schools to take steps that would lead to a radical change in how they compensate and compete for athletes. He announced proposed rule changes this week that would allow schools to funnel more money to their players and create a new subdivision in which the wealthiest tier of college athletic departments could make rules that better fit their financial reality.
"This is a conversation we need to have," Baker said Wednesday during an interview at the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in Las Vegas.