will now guarantee multi-year scholarships that cannot be pulled/revoked because of injury, performance or the whim of a coach, as long as the student-athlete remain academically eligible, does not fail drug test and is not involved in off-the-field infractions.

The governance measure that was passed, in January, only applies to the P5 schools but any school on the outside is free to adopt the measure. Whether it becomes a recruiting dividing line, as Lance suggests, remains to be seen.