Congressman John Conyers Urges Hearings on College Sports: ...Conyers said in his letter that he was concerned about the impact that conference realignment would have on lower-profile sports teams and smaller and independent universities especially historically Black colleges and universities.
The NCAA did not immediately return e-mail and telephone messages Thursday, but President Mark Emmert recently told The Associated Press he was concerned about the perception that money is driving the decisions, saying, “this is not the NFL, the NBA, it's not a business.” He urged school presidents to consider factors besides revenue when choosing conference affiliation.