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Jonathan Duncan, the NCAA’s interim vice president of enforcement introduced two long-requested programs designed to improve NCAA enforcement. First, staff members will be visiting member campuses to see conditions on the front lines. “One of the things I hear is that our staff sometimes lacks an understanding of what campus life is really like,” Duncan […]
Yesterday it was quietly announced, mostly by a few compliance officers on Twitter, that the National Letter of Intent now expires seven days after the date of issue. The NLI also must be filed with the conference office within 14 days of signing. Previously prospects had 14 days to sign the NLI and 21 days […]
Wright Thompson, author of one of the definitive Johnny Manziel profiles, has an excellent piece about Nate Fitch, Johnny Manziel’s friend. Thompson’s article is the specific example to Bruce Feldman’s more general point about how individuals with less than pure motives worm their way into the lives of college athletes. Thompson paints a picture of […]
Jim Tressel, formerly of Ohio State’s football team and now a vice president at the University of Akron, may be in line to become a university president as Akron’s current leader has announced he will step down in June: “He’s probably going to be a candidate, but that’s about all we can say at this […]
Just the title of this interpretation makes it seem like a bit of NCAA minutiae that might not come up all that often: “Summer Terms for Institutions without Traditional Terms of Enrollment to Satisfy 2–4 Transferable Degree Credit Requirements”. But the content of the interp will become more and important as time goes on: The […]
In 2010, the NCAA adopted Proposal 2009–47-B. 2009–47-B grew out of, obviously, 2009–47-A which started as a football only proposal. The new rule covered written scholarship offers, and prohibited providing them prior to August 1 of a prospect’s senior year in high school. This was the rationale: Over the years, a culture has developed in […]
According to UConn head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie and the Hartford Courant, my initial hunch about Kentan Facey was correct. Because of Jamaica’s British-style education system, he may have graduated from high school before he moved to Long Island: “There are some eligibility issues with his coming over from Jamaica and going to Long […]
Division II Alaska-Fairbanks self-reported their academic eligibility violation over two years ago. It looks to be a standard violation seen at a number of Division II and smaller Division I institutions in recent history. Inadequate compliance and advising resources and training resulted in a large number of athletes being allowed to compete while academically ineligible. […]
Incoming Connecticut men’s basketball player Kentan Facey is facing questions about his eligibility. Details are slim, but this much is known: Apparently, Kentan Facey’s eligibility has come into question due to an issue that’s been labeled by multiple sources as “international.” The problem doesn’t appear to have anything to do with Facey’s academics or the […]
One question I've received a few times since the story broke about Johnny Manziel allegedly signing autographs for money is whether this could impact Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin. Specifically, does the new head coach responsibility bylaw mean Sumlin could be facing his own penalties if his star quarterback is found to be guilty […]
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