May 13, 2005

Presidents Explore Dissolving Line Between Division I-A and I-AA

By WELCH SUGGS

College football may be on the verge of its biggest reshuffling in 30 years.

Presidents in Division I colleges voted in April to examine the idea of doing away with the distinction between Division I-A and I-AA, which represent big-time and not-quite-big-time football, respectively, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. (Teams in I-A can award up to 85 scholarships, play in 12 regular-season games, and compete in postseason bowl games. Teams in I-AA get 63 scholarships, 11

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