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I’m not sure exactly how serious Tony Gerdeman is with his idea for a second season of junior varsity spring football. On the one hand, I would like to give him credit for thinking through the idea in a fairly complete way. On the other hand, taking the article seriously means taking this seriously: If […]
A good comprehensive audit turns up all sorts of stuff. A good NCAA compliance compliance audit turns that up to 11. Among the violations which Iowa discovered as part of a compliance audit was this gem: The compliance audit from 2010 through December 2012 found the university’s use of a URL address constituted a logo […]
On its face, a small council of athletic directors which advises the NCAA president and senior staff sounds like an idea with zero downside. It is such a small gesture that it would almost seem to be immune from possible criticism. And it addresses what many see as a long standing NCAA issue. But despite […]
Kevin Beane of Sports Central has the right idea about NCAA criticism, but falls into many of the same traps as the critics: The piece [about the WCC golfer car-washing incident] goes on predictably to excoriate the NCAA, in a style reminiscent of Yahoo commenters who will blame everything from tornadoes to "Breaking Bad" ending […]
Now is the time of year when the attention of beat writers and bloggers turns to the eligibility of incoming freshmen prospects. This is a representative example, talking about incoming Florida men's basketball prospect Chris Walker. There is one point though that could use some clarification, specifically as it relates to Walker. “He’s improved each […]
Part of the NCAA’s mission is embodied in the idea that student-athletes, to the greatest extent possible, should be treated just like other students. The cases where student-athletes are treated better than other students are well understood as extra benefit violations. But critics of the NCAA will often point to instances where NCAA rules cause […]
If Eddie Vanderdoes had enrolled at Notre Dame and decided to transfer to UCLA because of a family member’s medical situation, there would be little doubt about the process he would have to go through. UCLA would file an appeal on Vanderdoes’ behalf for him to be immediately eligible. That appeal would need to document […]
Mississippi State received its sanctions from the NCAA for major violations committed by a booster in the recruitment of Will Redmond, a star defensive back for the Bulldogs. MSU will be on probation for the next two years, forfeited two initial and two overall scholarships for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years, and will be […]
Before reading this, if you have not already, take a moment to read Brad Wolverton’s post at the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Players blog about scholarship agreements which do not require that prospects sign an accompanying NLI. To quickly recap: without proper language in the school’s athletic grant-in-aid agreement, an athlete who was sent both […]
Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News has an in-depth interview with Dr. Brian Hainline, a neurologist recently hired as the NCAA’s first ever chief medical officer. Most of Dr. Hainline’s focus so far appears to be on concussions, for good reason. The threat to college athletics from concussion is both financial (potential for massive liability […]
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