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When the powers-that-be who are reshaping football’s postseason decided to set aside some of the football postseason money for academic performance, it was widely hailed as at least a good start. More details are starting to come out, and the total amount of money, a little over $37 million is a small percentage of the […]
One of the biggest stories of the 2012 college football season has been how undefeated Ohio State is not eligible for the national title because the Buckeyes refused to self-impose a bowl ban last year, leading to the Committee on Infractions handing them a postseason ban this year. But according to Ohio State president Gordon […]
The NCAA published two new interpretations on junior college transfers who want to use the discontinued/nonsponsored sports exception. The first involves athletes who attended multiple junior colleges: The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed that the discontinued/nonsponsored sport exception is applicable to a situation in which a student-athlete has attended multiple two-year colleges that either […]
George Mitchell, selected by the NCAA as the Athletics Integrity Monitor for Penn State during the term of the university’s sanctions, has published his first quarterly report of the progress PSU has made in implanting the Athletics Integrity Agreement signed this August. The report is very positive, as Penn State has met or is on […]
The University of Missouri released records on their secondary violations over the last year. Highlights included: Football coach who had impermissible contact with a recruiting during the 2011 spring evaluation period. The program lost four evaluation days in Spring 2012. A basketball coach evaluated prospects in July 2012 at an event not certified by the […]
Yesterday a report came out that ESPN commentator Jon Gruden had received an offer to become the head football coach at Tennessee, but with a twist. Included in his compensation would be a part ownership stake in the Cleveland Browns, courtesy of Jimmy Haslem, the Browns owner and a UT booster. Both Gruden and the […]
Ross Parmley, recently elevated to the athletic director position at the University of Tulsa, has been placed on leave after admitting to gambling to the FBI: Parmley admitted to the FBI that he bet on college and professional football games for years before quitting gambling early in 2010, a source told The Oklahoman. He told […]
As we’ve discussed over the last couple days, Todd McNair’s defamation case against the NCAA has picked up some steam, but its long-term impact is uncertain. Now on top of the judge’s comments about the NCAA’s “malicious” proseuction, McNair has presented evidence of how that malice may have affected the case: [Judge Frederick] Shaller said […]
Like UCLA last year, Georgia Tech is seeking a waiver to allow them to play in a bowl even if they lose the ACC Championship game and fall below the .500 benchmark. The big difference is that this year, the Board of Directors thought ahead and enacted a contingency plan which includes a place for […]
Todd McNair, the coach who the NCAA enforcement staff painted as the crux of USC’s responsibility for the Reggie Bush violations, passed a major test when his lawsuit survived a motion to dismiss from the NCAA. The judge found that the NCAA’s prosecution of McNair was “malicious” and “over the top”. McNair’s lawsuit is more […]
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