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More NCAA Misconduct Alleged in Miami Investigation

Miami is alleging even more NCAA misconduct as it fights to have its case dismissed. The most explosive allegation is that after Ameen Najjar was fired for using Nevin Shaprio’s attorney to get access to depositions, his replacement kept right at it: After taking over for Najjar, [Stephanie] Hannah attempted to work with Perez on […]

What Happened to DeMarcus Walker

DeMarcus Walker, a four-star defensive end who switched his commitment from Alabama to Florida State, is currently sitting out awaiting certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center. According to a series of tweets by Walker, the NCAA is reviewing a potential “fake class” and may have been tipped off to the fake class by Alabama. So […]

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A Plea for the Transfer Season

As the college basketball season winds to a close, it means another season is about to start up: transfer season. Despite the best efforts of the NCAA, conferences, and schools, men’s basketball still has a high rate of transfers. Last year Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com had his list hit almost 450, and transfer continued right […]

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How Landon Donovan Practiced With a College Team

As LA Galaxy and US National Team midfielder Landon Donovan works his way back to fitness after taking some additional time for himself this offseason, he stopped by in Wisconsin where his brother lived and trained with the Badgers soccer team: “He was focused, totally,” [captain Tomislav Zardo] said. “Whatever the coach (John Trask) said, […]

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Emmert Notes Penn State Progress

In a “Mike and Mike” interview, NCAA President Mark Emmert took a moment to praise Penn State for its progress in the wake of the Sandusky scandal and sanctions: “The university, I need to add, is being incredibly cooperative and helpful in all of this,” Emmert said. “I think that, in the midst of all […]

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NCAA Issues Interps on Student Hosts, Camp Recruiting, and Tryouts

Today the NCAA issued three staff interpretations of rules in the Division I Manual. Two were not exactly noteworthy, but one could have a bit of an impact although not in the revenue sports of football and men’s basketball. The first dealt with part-time students serving as official visit hosts, and the NCAA (quite logically) […]

WADA Issues Alert on Toxic PED

The World Anti-Doping Agency took the unusual step of issuing an alert and even contacting suspected cheating athletes about GW 501516, sold under the supplement name “Endurobol”. What exactly is GW 501516? From Wikipedia: GW–50156 regulates fat burning through a number of widespread mechanisms; it increases glucose uptake in skeletal muscle tissue and increases muscle […]

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Year-Old Fake Tweet Service Resurfaces as New Headache

There is a new service that will become a pain for athletic departments, particularly the compliance office. Let Me Tweet That For You is a service that lets you spoof a tweet from any Twitter user. It generates a realistic looking image of a fake tweet, complete with avatars, Twitter’s links and buttons, even fake […]

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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Coming Off Probation

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will finish four years of NCAA probation on Monday for a wide-ranging of violations that mostly started and ended with a failure to report violations. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times had a breakdown of the changes that the Islanders made over the last four years: “One of the huge changes we made that […]

How the NCAA Banned Text Messages

As the fight over recruiting communication regulations moves on to the next phase, it is instructive to look back at how and why text messages were banned back in 2007. The story shows how every group involved has changed their mind about text messages. And how with coaches the biggest problem is not what the […]

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