SEATTLE — College sports is submerged in uncertainty.
Or, perhaps, the more optimistic term is “opportunity.”
It all depends on your perspective.
On Wednesday, Anne McCoy — the interim athletic director at Washington State — provided plenty, sitting for an extended interview at The Seattle Times newsroom. She did so during a tumultuous period both for her institution and the entire industry, as college athletics braces for unprecedented upheaval … and the Cougs’ search for stability.
Both nationally and locally, the outstanding issues include:
— The Cougs’ complicated conference affiliation, following a mass exodus from the Pac-12 that will become official this summer. WSU and Oregon State will both serve as affiliate members of the Mountain West and West Coast Conferences for a two-year term, after which WSU will have to stake a more permanent path.
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— The aftermath of House v. NCAA and two related antitrust cases, which would introduce a revolutionary revenue-sharing model — in which schools could directly pay their athletes for the first time in history — as early as 2025.
