By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

The NCAA has set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports.

The nation's biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution.

That is cut down from 43 pages. It focuses more on the NCAA's broader goals of athlete welfare.

Most important, it would provide Division I the autonomy to reshape everything from how revenue is shared to how rules are made and enforced.

The next nine months will see more work done on the details.

Click here to read the draft constitution