Condoleezza Rice is baffled by the NCAA decision to allow college basketball star Arike Ogunbowale to compete on Dancing with the Stars

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The former secretary of state currently serves as chair of the Commission on College Basketball, which is trying to solve college basketball's issues, such as whether to allow college athletes to profit off of their names. The NCAA granted a special waiver to Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale to compete on Dancing, saying that her appearance on the show had nothing to do with her basketball abilities. "I couldn’t for the life of me understand the explanation,” said Rice, “because obviously she’s there because she hit two winning shots in two basketball games (in the women’s Final Four), so that’s the connection.”