Commissioners from the Group of 5 conferences have submitted a waiver request to the NCAA that, if granted, will lead to significant sports cuts.
The Daily News has learned from multiple sources that a request is on the table asking for relief on a number of requirements to maintain Division-I status from conferences including Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, American Athletic Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.
At the forefront of this request, per sources, is to reduce the minimum number of required team programs from 16 to 14, or potentially as few as 12.