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When the NCAA’s academic eligibility rules are criticized, the central point is often that one school should not be deciding or restricting the academic policies or decisions of another. Most of the time this is in a general sense, about who can practice or be on the field. But in the case of Desmond Harrison, […]
The NCAA released an excellent Educational Column on the missed term exception. That exception helps athletes stay eligible when they miss a term by prorating the 18-hour rule by 9 hours per term of attendance. Put another way, the athlete gets nine “phantom credits” that are applied to the requirement that athletes must earn 18 […]
The Daily News Journal in Murfeesboro, TN is reporting that Middle Tennessee State is not simply trying to get former Marine Steven Rhodes eligible for the 2013 season. The school is trying to change NCAA policy: MTSU submitted its latest appeal on Sunday afternoon. Its three paths to gain Rhodes’ eligibility include: (1) Get the […]
Right now, the narrative is that Steven Rhodes, a former Marine who is a member of Middle Tennessee State’s football team, is being screwed by the NCAA. Rhodes participated in a military rec league, which as everyone correctly reports, triggered the NCAA’s delayed enrollment rule, Bylaw 14.2.3.2.1. But why he triggered that bylaw is the […]
Andrew Duffy, an incoming freshman lacrosse player at SUNY-Cortland, was advised by his college coaches to stop operating a lacrosse stick stringing business he was running. Duffy attributed his decision to go along with their advice to the ongoing Johnny Manziel saga. That in itself is noteworthy, that the Manziel cases has spooked coaches as […]
Schools are coming down to the wire to get athletes through the NCAA Eligibility Center in time for fall seasons and the start of school. Practice for most fall sports has started and classes will begin over the next week or so for many semester schools. Syracuse is wondering whether two players will be eligible […]
August 15th is always a little like Christmas if you follow NCAA legislation. That day is the deadline for the NCAA to publish to its members the proposals under consideration at the upcoming NCAA convention, this year in San Diego. In the past, that meant up to 100 Division I proposals. Last year it meant […]
Good Bull Hunting, SB Nation’s Texas A&M blog, did some digging through open records requests and came up empty looking for evidence of a formal investigation by the NCAA into Johnny Manziel: [R]eading through their response to me, we can conclude that as of Aug 5, there has be no NOI [Notice of Inquiry] sent […]
A federal investigation and criminal case involving a sports betting and game fixing ring will not result in additional sanctions for the University of San Diego. The NCAA accepted USD’s secondary violation. The Torero’s corrective action centered around disassociating a former coach and player from the program. This result is consistent with the NCAA’s (lack […]
The NCAA published a new staff interpretation clarifying and limiting how institutions can use material from recruiting websites and school-specific blogs, websites, and other publications. The background for this is that the NCAA limits interaction between schools and recruiting services. NCAA rules also require that schools tread lightly when dealing with publications that report solely […]
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