The Detroit News. Among the topics the council is expected to address is Proposal No. That number is out of reach for schools such as Bowling Green, which average fewer than 10,000 fans for home games. But the NCAA would allow such programs to stay eligible for Division I-A football if at least half of their fellow conference members averaged 17,000. Right now, six of the 13 MAC schools qualify.
Most schools make the move for financial reasons.
With no bowl games and no TV contracts, I-AA programs are losing money, and it's only getting worse. The NCAA created this mess more than a decade ago when it formed the I-AA classification. As if that weren't enough, Randle El recovered the Gophers' onside kick in the final minutes to preserve the victory. Mississippi State 38 . LaBrandon Toefield's 13-yard run let LSU escape with its second overtime shocker in a month.