In recent years transparency has become one of the buzzwords in NCAA criticism. Transparency is held out either as an end by itself (i.e. “The NCAA should release all information about investigations.”) and as a means to another (i.e. “Transparency would solve the athlete major clustering problem.”). The NCAA has moved toward being more open […]
Todd McNair, the coach who the NCAA enforcement staff painted as the crux of USC’s responsibility for the Reggie Bush violations, passed a major test when his lawsuit survived a motion to dismiss from the NCAA. The judge found that the NCAA’s prosecution of McNair was “malicious” and “over the top”. McNair’s lawsuit is more […]
People have been asking about Auburn’s football recruiting for a long time now, since the news about Cam Newton broke in the middle of the 2010 season. Now it appears those people will get their wish, as Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the NCAA is investigating Auburn’s recent recruitment efforts. The investigation centers around Jovon […]
The NCAA is between a rock and a hard place with the Miami investigation. As the investigation has hit and passed the two-year mark (remember, Miami heard from Shaprio a year before the Yahoo! report was published), everyone is keen to see the case wrapped up. But the enforcement staff has clearly had trouble corroborating […]
Louisiana State University vacated the 2012 NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship after it was learned that sprinter Semoy Hackett tested positive for a banned substance. Hackett tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a stimulant found in nasal decongestants. The drug has been banned by many governing bodies and was added to the banned substance list […]
No one likes conference realignment except the conference adding a school and the school on the move. At any given time, everyone else hates the idea. The conference losing the school has to respond, and other conferences/schools get nervous. Even the schools welcoming a new member see diluted schedules and in some cases a long […]
Just two days after becoming bowl eligible, Miami self-imposed a second consecutive postseason ban. Self-imposed postseason bans longer than a year are more or less unprecedented. But the way Miami did it might be unique in the history of NCAA enforcement. Rather than impose a two-year postseason ban straight away, or decide on a penalty […]
The normal Division I legislative process is on hold this year, although the Rule Working Group proposals are due to be voted on by the Division I Board of Directors in January. And while the Rules Working Group proposals are important, the bigger changes are coming next year and there are far fewer than in […]
Today the NCAA released its report on additional violations in Tennessee’s major infractions case. The bulk of that case original centered around recruiting violations in the men’s basketball program (Bruce Pearl’s barbecue). The addition involves major violations committed with Willie Mack Garza repaid Willie Lyles for the expenses related to Lache Seastrunk’s unofficial visit to […]
Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com published the story of Luke Cothron. After being ruled a nonqualifer but enrolling at UMass anyway, Cothron went back home to Alabama, but was convinced to come to the University of New Orleans and play basketball for a semester. He played six minutes in a game, but shouldn’t have for a […]