Two major conferences — the Big Ten and then the Pac-12 — made news in October 2014 when they announced they would guarantee four-year scholarships to their athletes.
It got attention around the country and put pressure on other leagues, including the Mountain West, to do the same.
But as UNLV volleyball coach Cindy Fredrick pointed out, the actions by the Big Ten and Pac-12 were irrelevant.
Fredrick was correct. NCAA bylaws state that though scholarships are renewable on an annual basis, no grant-in-aid may be cut or reduced based on performance, health or other athletics-related reason.