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Eric Prisbell of USA Today had a tweet with this “innovative” idea from former Houston head coach Tom Penders: Tom Penders: NCAA should be allowed to go undercover, dress up as coaches at AAU event so “wannabe agent will then tell u price for player.” — Eric Prisbell (@EricPrisbell) February 26, 2013 This is […]
In what has to be a bad sign for the future of the proposals, the NCAA Division I Rules Working Group is requesting feedback regarding three of the most controversial deregulation proposals adopted by the Division I Board of Directors last month. Those proposals are: Proposal 11–2, which allows any staff member to make recruiting […]
Following a major violation involving practice limits, Eastern Michigan realized it needed more help with in-person monitoring of practice. So it enlisted the help of undergraduate interns: The change has allowed the compliance office to monitor each active sport once a week, attending full home games and practices and at least one away game per […]
It is extremely early in the process, but the NCAA Division I Rules Working Group is kicking around some of the most revolutionary changes to financial aid in some time. A number of concepts would radically change the landscape for both headcount and equivalency sports while others would remove many of the burdens and hassles […]
Another week has passed, so it is time to check in on the override process for the Rules Working Group proposals. RWG Proposal 11-2 – Noncoaching Staff May Recruit: 12 requests This proposal has gained steam in the last week, now with 12 requests and still a long way to go before time is up. […]
I’m generally not a “heads must roll” person when it comes to scandals. The idea that after a scandal everyone must be fired up to and including the leader of the organization is reductive and almost always adds additional challenges when an organization needs to retool as much as its needs new people. Sometimes though […]
The NCAA fired back at the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is already suing the NCAA to have the Penn State sanctions overturned, with a lawsuit that challenges a proposed law in Pennsylvania which would require the NCAA to spend PSU’s $60 million fine in the state: The actions, the lawsuit said, would disrupt interstate commerce […]
Joel Bauman, a wrestler for Minnesota, is quitting the sport to pursue his music career which the NCAA says he cannot do in tandem with being a student-athlete: “I feel like I have a calling,” Bauman said. “I feel like I was put here to make the world a better place. My calling is bigger […]
The misconduct in the Miami investigation certain is a black mark on the history of the NCAA and throws the organization into disarray in the present. The NCAA has made a lot of decisions and rules that people disagree with over the years, but rare are the cases where the conduct of the national office […]
In the wake of the NCAA’s release of the results of its external review, many have called on the NCAA to end its investigation of Miami and essentially settle the case. There are a lot of reasons to recommend this course of action. Miami has already self-imposed penalties. The NCAA would be exposing itself to […]
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