Major college football programs should be governed by a new entity, separate from the NCAA, a panel of higher education and athletic leaders recommended Thursday.
The proposal reflects the diverging interests of most Division I colleges and college football programs, which increasingly absorb vast sums of money, according to leaders of the academic watchdog Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
“The governance of NCAA Division I has not kept pace with the rapid commercial growth of college sports,” said Nancy Zimpher, a commission member and former chancellor of the State University of New York.
Congress has taken a growing interest in...