On Friday, February 28, 2014, the NCAA issued three staff interpretations on various topics. One impacts how eligibility for a medical hardship waiver (“medical redshirt”) is calculated. Another limits who can assist with an outside team’s use of facilities if prospects are involved. And a third loosens one of the restrictions on foreign tours. To […]
Evan Williamson of the Emory and Henry Campus newspaper, the Whitetopper: The Emory & Henry College Athletic Department is currently under investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regarding possible improper benefits to student athletes. The Emory & Henry football program is suspected to have violated NCAA Division III bylaws by providing and promising […]
The State University of New York Institution of Technology, a Division III member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference, will forfeit games and miss the NEAC tournament after playing with an ineligible player. Matt Becker of Utica Observer-Dispatch: The school made the announcement Monday and said the forfeits stem from the improper certification of two […]
Eric Seger of The Lantern reported on Ohio State’s 24 secondary violations during the second half of 2013. Everything is mostly pretty standard, with nothing that should draw a reaction similar to Oklahoma’s pasta violation. One though probably deserves some explanation: Men’s Gymnastics Reported Nov. 5 Program engaged in seven hours of out-of-season conditioning activities […]
Mike Axisa of CBSSports.com: According to Baseball America’s Aaron Fitt, the Phillies turned Oregon State left-hander Ben Wetzler in to the NCAA after he declined to sign as their fifth round pick in last summer’s draft and returned to school for his senior season. The agent/advisor distinction which Axisa dismisses has a fairly clear line. […]
Ryan Aber of the Oklahoman on Oklahoma’s release of secondary violation records dating back to May 2012: The violations range from the routine, coaches sending texts or making calls outside of the designated allowed contact times, to the absurd. Three athletes had to donate $3.83 each to a charity of their choice in order to […]
Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star: Kansas senior forward Justin Wesley was able to be cast in a lead role of the movie “Jayhawkers,” which premiered on Friday in Lawrence. He could be paid as an actor. But at the official premiere, Wesley could not say a word about his performance or the film […]
The Portland Tribune’s Kerry Eggers on Oregon State pitcher Ben Wetzler: Wetzler, a senior left-hander from Clackamas High, is under NCAA investigation for inappropriate use of a financial advisor in dealing with the Philadelphia Phillies. Wetzler was drafted in the fifth round but returned for his senior year. The investigation is almost certainly centered around […]
Paul Sullentrop of the Wichita Eagle: Eight Wichita State baseball players will miss games as the result of an NCAA investigation into improper apparel benefits. The NCAA notified WSU of the penalties on Friday morning, four hours before its opening game of the season. Coach Todd Butler immediately began serving the suspensions by keeping junior […]
Avi Zaleon of the Beaumont Enterprise on Lamar’s Tyran de Lattibeaudiere: The NCAA has deemed the junior forward from Jamacia ineligible to play this season. It goes back to the MegaMart (a Jamacian wholesale chain) he worked at in Kingston, Jamaica. After work, Lattibeaudiere and his co-workers would play basketball games against employees from other […]