The University of Wisconsin-Madison was the only Big Ten Conference institution to oppose a new policy that allows major-college sports programs to offer multi-year scholarships to athletes, according to an NCAA document obtained by the Chronicle of Higher Education.The provision to allow athletic departments to offer multi-year scholarships was approved by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors in October. The change, which was strongly backed by NCAA President Mark Emmert, is intended to give student-athletes more security. Previously, these scholarships could only be awarded on a year-by-year basis.
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