Bylaw Blog

Override Watch 2013: The Beginning

Now that the Big Ten has throw its hat into the ring as opposed to a number of the deregulation proposals, it seems worth it to start watching the override requests. Given the legislative process used by the Board of Directors, skipping the Legislative Council, this is really the only opportunity for schools to voice […]

Big Ten Statement Rings Hollow

The Big Ten released this statement about three of the rule changes adopted by the NCAA at the recent convention as part of the Rules Working Group’s deregulation package. The Big Ten asks that RWG Proposals 11-2 (expanding who can recruit), 13-3 (unlimited contact), and 13-5-A (unregulated recruiting materials) be tabled, along with the currently […]

PSU’s Gilliam Gets Waiver in Close Call

Penn State offensive lineman Garry Gilliam was granted a sixth-year waiver by the NCAA: Gilliam suffered a serious knee injury in the 2010 Big Ten opener at Iowa, the fifth game of the season, and missed the entire 2011 campaign. A tight end during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, Gilliam suffered a torn anterior cruciate […]

Ole Miss Illustrates NCAA Recruiting Debate

Ole Miss stayed in the recruiting news after its signing day performance when a junior recruit posted a picture of the 54 handwritten letters the Rebels sent him. This is not the first time Ole Miss has tried recruiting via letter. Last summer, Hugh Freeze and company sent 32 handwritten letters to a Penn State […]

NCAA Denies Waiver for Wichita State Baseball Transfer

The NCAA has denied a waiver filed by Wichita State for Oklahoma transfer Chase Simpson. Wichita State will file an appeal, but that will be the longest of long shots: [Associate AD Korey] Torgerson, in his report to the NCAA, asked it to allow Simpson a waiver because he walked on and the coach who […]

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Occidental College Receives Failure to Monitor Charge

Occidental College, a Division III school near Los Angeles, received a charge of failure to monitor among other major violations. The violations arose out of impermissible benefits and recruiting by the women’s volleyball program and impermissible recruiting by the head football coach. The head volleyball coach arranged for three of his athletes to work with […]

Miami PED Accusations Could Involve NCAA Violations

Despite the delay from the NCAA discovering that its own investigators violated NCAA procedure in investigating Miami’s recruiting and extra benefits scandal, that case looks to be headed back on track over the next couple of weeks. But in the meantime, another story broke involving Miami and possible NCAA rules violations. The story involves the […]

Male Model/College Football Player Could Be Both

Myles Crosby, a safety out of Texas, signed with Southern Methodist today. Like a lot of college football players, he will be giving up a lot to devote himself to football. But Crosby will be giving up more than most: Crosby is a pretty well known male model. On Models.com’s rankings he’s ranked 11th among […]

NCAA Enforcement Head Approved Attorney Payment

Dennis Dodd of CBSSports is reporting that Julie Roe Lach, the vice president of enforcement at the NCAA, approved payments to Maria Elena Perez, the attorney which the NCAA used to sit in on depositions in Nevin Shaprio’s bankruptcy case: Roe Lach approved “a budget line” for Elena Perez that would pay for “legal fees […]

Increased Standards for JuCo Transfers Will Have Limited Impact

Jon Solomon has an excellent breakdown of junior college recruiting in advance of Signing Day, including this bit from ESPN’s Tom Luginbill about the upcoming increased junior college standards: “Junior college football is in big trouble if they move forward with this and coaches are livid over this,” ESPN recruiting analyst Tom Luginbill said. “They’re […]

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