SEC commissioner Mike Slive said recent headlines across the country have laid bare the darker side of major college sports so much that they have "lost the benefit of the doubt." With that in mind, Slive opened Southeastern Conference media days Wednesday by outlining some proposals for change across the NCAA in everything from raising academic requirements for incoming freshmen to paying athletes the full cost of scholarships. "We don't have the luxury of acting as if it's business as usual," Slive said, noting that he normally would have used that platform to tout recent successes like national titles in football and baseball. "And that's been made clear by the headlines emanating from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-football...ike-slive-sec-proposes-reforms-college-sports
