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New rules in NCAA will shift power to five richest conferences

KUNR Public Radio | By Esther Ciammachilli
Published September 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM PDT
NCAA.com

The National Collegiate Athletics Association, or NCAA, recently voted in favor of granting more autonomy to the five richest Division 1 conferences, a change that could negatively affect the other six conferences operating on smaller budgets, including the Mountain West. 
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Esther Ciammachilli
Esther Ciammachilli is a former part-time broadcaster at KUNR Public Radio.
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