The Pac 12 Conference wasn’t fond of Michigan’s spring practices at IMG Academy during the school’s spring break. According to CBSSports, the Pac 12 has submitted a report to the NCAA asking for practices to be prohibited during an institutional vacation period. Here was the gist of the proposal:
- Make schools provide athletes with designated “rest days” in addition to required days off with no required athletic activities.
- Require schools to let athletes have at least three days off per week during the offseason from required athletic activities, up from the current two days off.
- Amend the NCAA rulebook’s definition of voluntary athletic related activities “to curtail perceived abuses related to voluntary and safety exception workouts.” The Pac-12 said the current rules allow staff members to have “wiggle room” and abuse the rules so workouts are not voluntary.
- Establish an unspecified time period after athletes return to campus from athletic travel when required athletic activities are not allowed.
- Prohibit schools from requiring athletes to report for home games earlier than four hours before the start of the competition.
Jon Soloman of CBSSports.com also reports that The Pac-12 adopted a fine system for schools to pay if their fans storm the court or field: $25,000 for the first offense, $50,000 for the second and $100,000 for the third.