The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is calling on the leadership of the NCAA to reject a proposal that would allow major college football programs to add a 12th regular season game.
The popularity of lacrosse appears to be at an all-time high. The sport is moving quickly from a regional novelty to a national force, and its surge was the subject of a recent story in Sports Illustrated.
The Colonial Athletic Association will begin sponsoring football in 2007 when all 12 members of the Atlantic 10 football conference switch leagues, CAA officials said yesterday.