NCAA President Mark Emmert Announces He Will Step Down in June 2023

The president of the NCAA will step down in June of 2023.

He said in a statement that he was proud of the work of the Association over the last 12 years.

If the NCAA appoints a new president before June of 2023, Emmert will step down at that time.

With the significant transitions underway within college sports, the timing of this decision provides the Association with consistent leadership during the coming months and the opportunity to consider what will be the future role of the president.

The news was not met with joy.

Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger

Remember the NCAA is going through a transformation process to its governance structure.

Few expected Mark Emmert to preside over the *new* post-transformed NCAA, whatever it may be. For one, he's 69-years-old. For two, he's long ago lost the confidence of his members.

Rodger Sherman @rodger

like, it’s hard for me to imagine a “good” NCAA president, because I don’t think the NCAA should exist, but he was somehow simultaneously bad at his job from the NCAA’s perspective *and* my perspective. A hard line to hold

Brian Floyd @BrianMFloyd

somehow in this day and age, mark emmert brought conservatives and liberals together and i guess he should be applauded for that though

Andrew Perloff @andrewperloff

Mark Emmert stepping down from NCAA feels a bit like the captain of the Titanic resigning after he hit the iceberg. What, too soon?

The most significant period in the history of college sports occurred in 2010 when athletes were granted the right to profit off their name, image and likeness rights.

The NCAA lost their fight against NIL rights in the courts.

The new constitution was written by the member schools of the NCAA. The new constitution is designed to simplify what many college sports leaders have called a complex and outdated rulebook. It shrinks the board of governors from 20 to 9 and tries to ensure that athletes have a bigger say in the future of the NCAA.

College athletes shouldn't be paid by their schools, but the three divisions of the school can make their own decisions about other benefits.

A new NCAA president will be in place by June of 2023.