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On Wednesday, when Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Oregon and the NCAA could not conclude Oregon’s investigation through summary disposition, I speculated it was the result of Oregon and the NCAA enforcement staff not coming to an agreement on the proposed findings and penalties. That was based on the fact that the most up-to-date […]
The Rules Working Group has been going back and forth with the membership and Board of Directors to narrow down proposals for the board to vote on at the NCAA convention in January. That process is over for the first phase, with the RWG forwarding the final set of proposals after their meeting this week. […]
Throughout the last year or so, football academies have taken a bit of a beating from the NCAA. These academies are essentially schools that have been set up around a football team, some of which have attracted all-star type teams of prospects. The school portion of the academy is often an online curriculum purchased from […]
The headline to this AP story from Murray Evans and Jeff Latzke seems like a textbook case of the NCAA overreacting to something that should not be a violation: “NCAA Nearly Suspended OU Assistant Over Tweets”. The story outlines how the NCAA proposed a one-game suspension for Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell for sending nine […]
Oregon and the NCAA were unable to reach an agreement on summary disposition, Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports reports. That means that Oregon will go to a Committee on Infractions hearing, likely some time next spring: In a response to the NCAA’s draft, Oregon altered language in a fashion that lessened its role in some […]
Kevin Helliker of the Wall Street Journal reports on the growth of kinesiology programs, specifically their growth amongst student-athletes: At the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, freshman applications rose 30% last year, and for the last five years student athletes have represented about 20% of the school’s population—a percentage more than five times greater […]
Kyle Long, Oregon offensive lineman and son of NFL great Howie Long, had his sixth-year waiver denied by the NCAA. To qualify for a sixth-year, Long needed to show two years where something outside of his control prevented him from playing football. A quick review of his timeline: 2008–09: Enrolled at Florida State to play […]
Greg Bishop of the New York Times took a look at both sides of Ohio State’s insistence that football players have checking accounts and that assistant coaches keep an eye on spending: [Athletic Director Gene] Smith stressed that Ohio State would not ask players to “show me your grocery list and go over every line.” […]
Bill Speltz of the Missoulian, like many people who get sucked into the orbit of an NCAA investigation, just wants it to end. But the Montana investigation is not standard NCAA fare, which Speltz seems to forget: I can just see him now, Mr. NCAA Man, eavesdropping from behind a tree out by the UM […]
On December 12, 2012, the NCAA released one interpretation and two Education Columns. The interpretation covered an aspect of official visits, and the Education Columns touched on baseball’s academic reform efforts and social media use in recruiting. Interp: Coach Accompanying a Prospective Student-Athlete During Travel to and from an Official Visit The academic and membership […]
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