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Corey Clark of the Tallahassee Democrat: “He could be a difference-maker here, too,” Fisher said with a smile. “He could be a difference-maker here, and he’s a guy we want very badly in this class. He’s a tremendous player.” “He” is Josh Malone, a four-star, top–50 overall wide receiver prospect. Fisher is Florida State head […]
ESPN’s Jeff Goodman: Egyptian basketball players Aly Ahmed and Ahmed Hamdy have been deemed ineligible to play this season by the NCAA despite their claims they followed the advice of a former Division I assistant coach. Ahmed will sit this season at Cal State Bakersfield, and Hamdy has been ruled ineligible at the University of […]
Travis Paterson of Victoria News: Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Tuesday it has removed its one-year penalty for Canadian student-athletes who transfer from the NCAA. Athletes can now return to Canada and play for a CIS team without sitting out a season which they previously had to do. CIS is Canada’s version of the NCAA. The […]
The NCAA placed Fordham University on two years probation for violations involving summer school financial aid rules: A breakdown in communication resulted in a mistaken belief that NCAA rules allowed incoming student-athletes to receive scholarships when only enrolled in three credit hours during summer sessions. Although a proposal was considered to lessen the requirement to […]
Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star: For the past five years, if an NCAA school had hired [Kelvin] Sampson, it would have had to present an explanation of why it should not be punished for hiring him, and how it planned to keep the coach from breaking rules again. It’s an onerous burden that usually […]
ESPN’s Andy Katz: Florida International guard Raymond Taylor was pulled from the team’s game against Bethune-Cookman on Thursday to allow the school to further investigate whether he’s eligible after withdrawing from the 2012 NBA draft after the NCAA deadline of April 10. According to NBA press releases, Taylor withdrew from the draft sometime between May […]
This story by Steve Jones about 5-star defensive tackle recruit Matt Elam is ostensibly about the 262 recruiting letters he received from Notre Dame on one day, to go along with the 182 he received from Kentucky in July. But in a throwaway note at the end, we can see how the new football recruiting calendar is […]
The University of San Diego withdrew its football team from contention for the Pioneer Football League championship and FCS playoffs after discovering a financial aid violation earlier this year. The violation is not one of NCAA rules but of the PFL’s ban on athletic scholarships. The PFL uses Division III athletic aid rules. Not only […]
While Division I will consider some major changes despite the ongoing governance reform effort and Division II tackles a major academic reform package, Division III’s legislative agenda at the 2014 NCAA Convention will be much quieter. The NCAA’s largest division will only consider nine proposals, four of which will also be voted on by the […]
Divisions II and III have traditionally had fewer proposals up for debate than Division I. That has changed in the last couple years as the Presidential Retreat agenda has pushed other Division I legislation to the sidelines. This year, Division II has the most ambitious legislative agenda of all three divisions. DII will take up […]
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