Ken Sugiura of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this story about the minor penalty the NCAA imposed on Georgia Tech’s football for a violation that was spotted in promotional videos: In it, strength coach John Sisk was shown talking to the team prior to a workout and, according to the violation report submitted to the ACC, […]
Tom Farrey of ESPN’s Outside the Lines: Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association, filed a petition in Chicago on behalf of football players at Northwestern University, submitting the form at the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board. Backed by the United Steelworkers union, Huma also filed union cards signed by […]
Brett Shipp of WFAA in Dallas followed up his report on Southern Methodist men’s basketball student-athlete Keith Frazier with this response from the Dallas Independent School District: A Dallas Independent School District spokesman said Monday that former Kimball High School basketball star Keith Frazier — now a student at SMU — rightfully earned his high […]
Ron Morris, columnist for the The State in South Carolina, has a passionate argument against paying players, even a stipend or a scholarship increase to the full cost-of-attendance. Namely, that many of them already get help from the federal government: It is called Pell Grant money. Qualified athletes receive up to $5,645 per year, money […]
On May 29, a week after the final days of class for seniors, [Keith] Frazier’s “failing” grade in physics was mysteriously changed to “passing,” the report states. According to the report, Kimball soccer coach and teacher’s assistant Demarco King improperly pressured Frazier’s physics teacher to change Frazier’s grade. When the teacher refused, King admitted to […]
Division II Clark Atlanta University was put on three years probation and three basketball coaches were given show-cause orders by the Division II Committee on Infractions for violations in the women’s tennis and men’s basketball programs. The men’s basketball violations involved extra benefits provided to six men’s basketball student-athletes including a discounted plane ticket, impermissible […]
Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com: Now that he is the head man in Indianapolis, [Jon] Duncan has mostly been that unnoticed umpire. Scandal has died down the past nine months. The enforcement department/staff has become less of a lightning rod. Inside the NCAA, Duncan is getting high marks, according to sources. After a expansion and innovation […]
Andrew Gribble of AL.com: [Alabama head football coach Nick] Saban offered his support for all five – some, perhaps, more than others – but didn’t hold back when he was asked to share his opinion on the trend as a whole. “I don’t think the NFL really wants this, I don’t really think the colleges […]
Iowa State men’s basketball student-athlete Bubu Palo has won a legal decision which is historic even at the trial court level. A judge ruled that Palo must be reinstated to ISU’s men’s basketball team. Bryce Miller of the Des Moines Register reported on the university’s appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court and included this bit […]
The report of the Division I Board of Directors meeting at the January 2014 NCAA Convention is mostly what you would expect. The board approved the actions of the Leadership Council, which included granting temporary authority to the NCAA staff in some areas. The board left alone the legislation adopted by the Legislative Council meaning […]