Darren Rovell got the result right in explaining that Oregon State’s victory meal of In-N-Out is not an NCAA violation, but used the wrong bylaw to get there: There is no limit on the value of a postgame meal or any meal surrounding competition, which falls under an “occasional meal,” according to NCAA bylaws. In […]
Both faculty athletics representatives and basketball coaches echoed similar concerns over new academic requirements at a meeting of Division I FARs and athletic directors in Dallas: As a member of the NCAA’s Academic Cabinet, John Bruno, the faculty athletics representative at Ohio State University, believes in the need for tougher academic standards for incoming athletes. […]
Boise State credits improvements in compliance to more people and tools, not necessarily a new attitude: “The thing that’s so frustrating about this whole situation is we tried to pay so close attention to compliance, always,” [head football coach Chris Petersen] said. “If there was ever any question, we were trying to ask. What I […]
Bruce Feldman of CBSSports.com got an exclusive interview with Sean Allen, the former Miami equipment manager who was befriended by Nevin Shaprio and delivered many of the extra benefits provided by the former Miami booster and convicted Ponzi-schemer. The article includes many interesting nuggets but few as revealing about the NCAA as this one: Allen […]
NCAA President Mark Emmert is happy so far with the steps Penn State has taken in the wake of July’s sanctions: “What’s not getting attention is the athletic-integrity agreement that Penn State signed and is taking very seriously. We have Sen. George Mitchell involved in overseeing it, and there is no question of his credentials. […]
East Carolina University has begun the process to dismiss its head softball coach and one assistant after a wide-ranging investigation into the program found a host of problems: In a news release, the university says the initial investigation found an emotionally hostile environment in the softball scholarship program, identified potential NCAA violations and noted shortcomings […]
This was to be expected and made sense given the bylaws, but the NCAA made it explicit: In baseball and basketball, a graduate student-athlete who qualifies for the one-time transfer exception but initially enrolls as a full-time student at the certifying institution after the first term of the academic year shall not be eligible for […]
Richy Klepal was forced to quit football due to concussions but Florida State will honor his football scholarship offer: “I just got a call from coach Weiner from coach Fisher that they are going to honor my scholarship, which is a huge weight off my shoulders,” Klepal said. “That makes me happy.” Not only is […]
On-campus administrators are worried about the aftermath of the Penn State decision: “So does the whole governing structure come into question?” said St. Joseph’s athletic director Don DiJulia, a former conference commissioner. “Maybe it should be changed, but we need to revisit the practice of the governance process if this vehicle is going to be […]
Kyle Veazey of the Memphis Commercial Appeal asks you to imagine what it would be like if college football were gone: “People have their livelihoods around this,” [Ole Miss AD Ross] Bjork said. He’s one of them. Would an athletic director be worth $400,000 — his salary — without a football program that brings in […]