AELIA ISLAND – One of many issues making the rounds for discussion this week during the ACC’s annual spring meetings is cost of attendance.
The Power 5 conferences including the ACC passed a measure in January providing schools with the ability to adjust their own cost of attendance past the traditional tuition, room and board, books, etc.
Each school's numbers will be different based on budgets and administrators have been crunching the numbers to make things work.
Here are a few of the thoughts on the subject from several coaches and athletic directors in attendance this week:
Discuss the impact of cost of attendance?
Pittsburgh’s Pat Narduzzi: “I think that’s something that’s needed. It’s cost of attendance. We walk through a lot of high schools and see where these kids come from and we see what’s going on in their lives. And some need it and some don’t but the majority of them need something. I think it will help them with their social lives and in the evening as far as – there is a cost of attendance that is missing. I believe in taking care of the kids.”
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick: “There is still a lot to work through, but the basics are clear to everyone. Keep in mind, there was a court order saying effectively that we had to take some version of the action that we took. But now we’re in the implementation and how it works. I think it’s really important that we get ourselves into a position where we’re providing prospective student-athletes and their families really good information. It’s pretty complicated stuff and I worry about the information that their getting. Can we standardize the information flow somehow so you really understand what is involved.”
Do you think cost of attendance will be used as a recruiting tool?
Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson: “I don’t know if it will be a huge issue at Wake Forest. If money becomes an issue, we’ll point out that a scholarship at Wake Forest is worth $67,000 a year. I think a lot of the players we get at Wake make very informed, long-term decisions about their education and their futures. Not just football over the next four years, but the next 40. But I’m sure at some point it will come up. We’ll be battling against a like school and if we’re able to give them more I’m sure we’ll bring it up. And if we’re able to give them less, I’m sure the competition will bring it up.”
The Power 5 conferences including the ACC passed a measure in January providing schools with the ability to adjust their own cost of attendance past the traditional tuition, room and board, books, etc.
Each school's numbers will be different based on budgets and administrators have been crunching the numbers to make things work.
Here are a few of the thoughts on the subject from several coaches and athletic directors in attendance this week:
Discuss the impact of cost of attendance?
Pittsburgh’s Pat Narduzzi: “I think that’s something that’s needed. It’s cost of attendance. We walk through a lot of high schools and see where these kids come from and we see what’s going on in their lives. And some need it and some don’t but the majority of them need something. I think it will help them with their social lives and in the evening as far as – there is a cost of attendance that is missing. I believe in taking care of the kids.”
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick: “There is still a lot to work through, but the basics are clear to everyone. Keep in mind, there was a court order saying effectively that we had to take some version of the action that we took. But now we’re in the implementation and how it works. I think it’s really important that we get ourselves into a position where we’re providing prospective student-athletes and their families really good information. It’s pretty complicated stuff and I worry about the information that their getting. Can we standardize the information flow somehow so you really understand what is involved.”
Do you think cost of attendance will be used as a recruiting tool?
Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson: “I don’t know if it will be a huge issue at Wake Forest. If money becomes an issue, we’ll point out that a scholarship at Wake Forest is worth $67,000 a year. I think a lot of the players we get at Wake make very informed, long-term decisions about their education and their futures. Not just football over the next four years, but the next 40. But I’m sure at some point it will come up. We’ll be battling against a like school and if we’re able to give them more I’m sure we’ll bring it up. And if we’re able to give them less, I’m sure the competition will bring it up.”
