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Fans, media react to news that Mark Emmert is stepping down as NCAA president
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Major news hit the world of college sports on Tuesday evening. The NCAA announced that president Mark Emmert will soon be stepping down from his post.
Emmert has served as the NCAA president since April 2010. He will continue to work in the role until a new president is selected or until June 30, 2023.
After the news broke, there was plenty of reaction on social media from sports fans and media who cover college athletics. It’s one of the biggest news stories of the year.
Here’s what people are saying about Emmert’s decision:
Worst leadership gig in sports: NCAA Pres. Not sure it’s close among big leagues (NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, MLB, etc.). A little like being POTUS. You won’t be liked, you will be booed and you have to deal with hundreds of representatives that have varying interests/motives
— Kyle Bowlsby (@kbowlsby) April 26, 2022
The NCAA board might now have an opportunity to reshape that balance while looking for their next leader. Or think way outside the box with new governance structures. Most in college sports will readily admit the current structure is failing almost everyone involved.
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) April 26, 2022
I asked Mark Emmert this past summer how much longer he wanted to run the NCAA:
"I love this job even given all the complexity we talked about, maybe because of that complexity. I’m not looking to do something else. I love what I do… I’m not going any place for a long time." https://t.co/mL3GSyRZOP
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) April 26, 2022
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) April 26, 2022
Whoa. Bombshell news https://t.co/yUKyyxnTbL
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 26, 2022
Mark Emmert done in a year.
Should have been forced out a long time ago. https://t.co/gieTrbg7FZ
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 26, 2022
Me seeing the news Mark Emmert is stepping down. pic.twitter.com/Catcj1nl7L
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) April 26, 2022
College athletics to Mark Emmert pic.twitter.com/MH9uldQcuN
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) April 26, 2022
Mark Emmert stepping away in one year.
Thank goodness.
More than ever, college sports needs real leadership.
Emmert hasn't shown the least bit of interest in being the leader college sports needs for years now. https://t.co/SH2vM1k178
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) April 26, 2022
mark emmert will be remembered as the ncaa president who took a 9-0 Supreme Court loss in which even the most conservative members of the court said “your organization should not exist”
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) April 26, 2022
Mark Emmert did a truly bad job as NCAA president. He put the NCAA in bad positions, cost them a lot of money, was really obnoxious if people questioned him. Luckily he was also bad at trying to prevent college athletes from getting paid and lost most of the fights he chose
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) April 26, 2022
I would like to announce my candidacy to replace Mark Emmert as NCAA President. If the NCAA is serious about reform, I have a lot of plans and ideas. And they're all legal.
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) April 26, 2022
NCAA president Mark Emmert is retiring. I told my boss I wanted to write, but asked him: "Is it cruel for me to kick him in the a– on his way out?"
And my boss wrote back:
"I don't know what else you'd write."
Love my bosses.#columncoming
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) April 26, 2022
Mark Emmert is in the portal
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) April 26, 2022
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB