What did the 1984 NCAA v. Board of Regents decision do?

• A. Gave schools and conferences control over football TV rights
• B. Expanded NCAA's media power
• C. Ended TV contracts
• D. Created a centralized TV network

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the decision ended the NCAA’s centralized grip on football TV rights by ruling that its plan was an unlawful restraint of trade under antitrust law. Because the NCAA could not force everyone to follow a single broadcast plan, schools and conferences suddenly had the power to negotiate and profit from their own games’ TV deals. This shift dramatically increased the number and value of televised college football offerings and paved the way for more market-driven broadcasting arrangements.

So the correct choice reflects that shift of control to the schools and conferences. The ruling did not expand the NCAA’s media power, did not end TV contracts, and did not create a centralized TV network; it moved broadcasting control away from the NCAA to individual schools and conferences.