The Associated Press has a report that Arkansas sophomore pitcher Trey Killian will be suspended for the first six games due to a violation that occurred while he was in high school: The school released a statement Wednesday saying Trey Killian would sit out the first six games of the season due to something that […]
Back in December, the NCAA issued a staff interpretation that allowed institutions to pay expenses for a prospect to send his or her transcripts to the Eligibility Center if the prospect had signed an NLI, financial aid agreement, or paid a deposit. That interpretation has already been archived in favor of a more expansive official […]
Jason Lisk of The Big Lead on Nebraska-Omaha pentathlete Sami Spenner: The issue? Her school, the University of Nebraska-Omaha, began the transition to Division I from Division II in 2012, after she had begun attending the school. Schools transitioning to Division I are not eligible to compete for national championships during the four years when […]
Today many football (and soccer and track and men’s water polo) prospects will sign scholarship offers and National Letters of Intent. But next to them at their school’s signing ceremony might be some prospects who are donning college gear and maybe even signing a type of offer but it won’t be an NLI and they […]
Adam Jude of the Seattle Times: The NCAA will not penalize the University of Washington football program or former UW assistant coach Tosh Lupoi after the governing body’s six-week investigation into allegations that Lupoi had paid for a UW recruit’s tutoring. Tom Hosty, the NCAA’s Director of Enforcement, notified University of Washington President Michael Young […]
Chris Foster of the LA Times has the story of some inventive recruiting work by LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron: Cameron flew west at the same time as receiver Malachi Dupre (River Ridge Curtis High), linebacker Kenny Young (Curtis High), and defensive end Davon Godchaux (Plaquemine High), who are on official visits to UCLA. Cameron […]
Most of the coverage of Tennessee’s new apparel deal with Nike has focused on the money, the excitement of the coaches, and the potential recruiting bump, but Patrick Brown of the Chattanooga Times Free Press noticed this provision: There also are provisions for reductions should Tennessee’s football or basketball programs receive a television or postseason […]
Division I’s governance review and continued attempts at deregulation dominated headlines, but Division II did the most significant work at the NCAA Convention two weeks ago by passing a number of proposals including a major academic reform package and health and safety proposals. DII’s legislative agenda was dominated by the Path to Graduation package. Four […]
The frenzy of football recruiting in the run-up to signing day combined with the winter storm in Atlanta to cause the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Michael Carvell to muse about what the NCAA might have done in a couple hypothetical situations: If Richt had stayed overnight, would it have been an NCAA violation? Yes, it’s an NCAA […]
Chris Walker’s college career was already delayed by additional academic work he needed to be a qualifier. It was then delayed further by an NCAA investigation into pre-enrollment amateurism issues which was resolved today: Men’s basketball student-athlete Chris Walker will be eligible to play for the University of Florida on Feb. 4 after sitting a […]