The College Sports Commission urged schools to sign an agreement pledging to abide by new rules that govern how to pay players, saying, "If there was a time to stick out your neck, it's now."
Changes to the transfer windows in several sports were approved by the Division I cabinet on Wednesday, most notably shortening and moving back the windows in men's and women's basketball to the day after the national championship game.
The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.