Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s lawsuit against the NCAA is based, in part, on the idea that Penn State had to go through the normal infractions process. That idea is expressed like this in the lawsuit: No enforcement action may be brought or discussed directly with the member institution outside of the Committee on Infractions’ process. […]
Bleid Sports, a now-defunct promoter of high profile tournaments between high school basketball teams, is suing the NCAA in federal court for antitrust violations involving Bylaw 13.11.1.8. That bylaw prohibits Division I campuses from hosting nonscholastic football and basketball tournaments involving prospects. Bleid Sports essentially argues that the rug was pulled out from under the […]
Since winning the Heisman Trophy, it seems like Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel cannot do anything without being accused of violating some NCAA rule or another. Most of these claims amount to nothing or are based on assumptions, like if a student-athlete is sitting in courtside seats, he must have gotten some impermissible benefit. But […]
Jeremy Fowler of CBSSports.com spoke with NCAA President Mark Emmert regarding the NCAA’s next stab at a proposal to increase the amount of athletic financial aid. Last year around this time, the proposal to simply provide $2,000 more to full scholarship student-athletes was soundly rejected by the membership with over 160 override requests. That sent […]
For the past two years, on December 31st I have posted a set of new NCAA rules for the New Year. The other two editions can be found on the NCAA’s website. Each year I’ve selected one rule to change from each of the NCAA’s main operating bylaws. These are not big, major rule changes. […]
Patrick Grant, a former football student-athlete at the University of Louisville, is suing the university and Charlie Strong for covering up an attack he suffered and not fulfilling his scholarship. Part of the lawsuit alleges that the cancellation of his scholarship was against NCAA rules: The suit states that “in apparent recognition of Patrick’s dedication […]
Chadron State, under investigation for financial irregularities and the handling of booster funds, has ahead of its hearing with the NCAA. Some of the steps it will take include: Hiring a business officer to oversee athletic department finances. Hiring a full-time compliance officer to ensure the college complies with NCAA rules. Reviewing policies and procedures […]
With the Rules Working Group proposals attracting most of the attention and the normal legislative process shut down for at least the next two years, the Division I Legislative Council does not have much to do at the NCAA Convention this year. The council will take up some tabled proposals regarding the start of men’s […]
On Wednesday, when Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Oregon and the NCAA could not conclude Oregon’s investigation through summary disposition, I speculated it was the result of Oregon and the NCAA enforcement staff not coming to an agreement on the proposed findings and penalties. That was based on the fact that the most up-to-date […]
The Rules Working Group has been going back and forth with the membership and Board of Directors to narrow down proposals for the board to vote on at the NCAA convention in January. That process is over for the first phase, with the RWG forwarding the final set of proposals after their meeting this week. […]