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Former Virginia and Alabama quarterback Phillip Sims is zeroing in on his next destination. Sims transferred from Alabama due to lack of playing time. He then left Virginia in June while academically ineligible. Sims is now narrowing his transfer destination down, and the finalists are a mix of FBS and Division II schools. Division II […]
Like many NCAA rules and programs, it would be hard to call the National Letter of Intent “popular”. There may be a silent majority which likes the NLI or at least tolerates it. But the public commentary about the NLI is generally pretty negative. For a long while, that negativity was situational. Popular opinion seemed […]
Fran Fraschilla, ESPN’s international basketball expert, spoke with Andy Glockner of Sports Illustrated about international youth development in basketball, specifically about how the European youth system ties in (or doesn’t) to the NCAA: Often times, a pro in Croatia is making $500 to $1,000 a month, which I would jokingly say is less than some […]
Jon Johnston of SB Nation’s Nebraska blog Corn Nation has this well thought-out view of the major trends that might bring major college football to its knees over the next decade or two. The TL,DR: a move by students away from the traditional four-year residential college experience forced by finances and aided by technological innovation […]
Rep. Charlie Dent’s (R-PA) possible bill to remake NCAA enforcement is unlikely to go anywhere. Not for any legal reasons, the NCAA is not really in a position to fight anything but a clearly unconstitutional bill (more on that in a second). Rather, the combination of “recent Congressional history” as Brad Wolverton puts it and […]
Ryan Harrow and Malik Smith will be playing Division I basketball this year after transferring. Both received waivers to play immediately after the transfers, albeit for very different reasons. Harrow’s waiver was based on family hardship, a serious illness his father is suffering that necessitated Harrow’s move from Kentucky to Georgia State, closer to his […]
Erik Brady of USA Today has something of a “well, of course” story out of Penn State. Everyone knows that the board of trustees at Penn State wants the sanctions reduced. The sentiment has ranged from “Let’s handle our business and beg for mercy” to “I’ll get the torches, you get the pitchforks, and we’ll […]
In January Prime Prep Academy, the charter school started by Deion Sanders, looked to have all its ducks in a row in January when it announced this: We are pleased to announce that Prime Prep Academy has successfully completed all preliminary steps necessary for NCAA membership! As a result of this milestone, all prospective student […]
Eli Carter, a guard who transferred from Rutgers to Florida following Mike Rice’s dismissal for verbal and physical abuse of his players, will file for a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately. As Florida head coach Billy Donovan notes, Rutgers has a significant role to play in such a waiver: “That’s really more right […]
The University of Houston issued a press release clarifying details of the Michael Young contract, lawsuit, and his son Joseph's transfer and waiver request. For our purposes, there are two key facts in the waiver. First is that Michael Young's contract (the new one) was terminated on June 17, 2013, although he will be paid […]
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