Major violations are never pleasant, but they are particularly tough to deal with at schools with history of rules compliance and a reputation for good academics, like North Carolina: “The pressure I always felt was that we would meet the expectations of the traditions of the place. And insofar as we had a lapse in […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions was directed by the Infractions Appeals Committee to review the scholarship reductions imposed on Boise State. Yesterday the COI refused to reduce the penalties. In doing so, the COI consistently returned to one point: The failure of the athletics department to listen to warnings and provide the appropriate response when […]
The NCAA is often accused of discriminating or punishing international athletes, so it is always good when one is fully cleared to play like Evansville’s Egidijus Mockevicius: The NCAA sought Mockevicius’ high school records and information from his former school, the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, where he didn’t play intercollegiate athletics. Mockevicius did, however, […]
Jalen Saunders, a wide receiver who transferred from Fresno State to Oklahoma, had his previously denied waiver to play immediately granted on appeal: In September, Oklahoma announced that the NCAA had denied Saunders’ appeal for a hardship waiver as a transfer, meaning that Saunders would have to sit out the entire 2012 season as a […]
Brad Rock of the Desert News believes the NCAA has, correctly in his opinion, let Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak off the hook for his recent publicity violation: Krystkowiak could have been in a tough place. Coaches naturally respond to questions about talent. In this case, he was talking about a player who might end […]
Generally even the rules that seem small, petty, or not worth caring about were born out of good intent. People could look at the event that cause the rule to be created and say “Yeah, I can see how that might be an advantage/something you would want to stop.” But this, from an Education Column […]
During his freshman year at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON, Tyler Varga had a standout year, earning National Freshman of the Year honors from CIS, Canada’s version of the NCAA. Varga transferred to Yale, switched to American football, and is continuing a strong college campaign, averaging over 100 yards per game he […]
Both the Texas Southern football and men’s basketball team received postseasons bans for a host of violations which occurred over the last eight years. The violations included: Allowing 129 student-athletes to compete, practice, and/or receive athletics aid while ineligible. Exceeding the limits on initial counters in FCS, in one case by more than 50% of […]
Nic Kerdiles, who missed his first exhibition game with lingering questions surrounding his eligibility, has been suspended by the NCAA for one year, a decision that Wisconsin is appealing. But what has come to light publicly still does not support a one-year suspension: In the picture, you can see the three players holding up and […]
In January, the Division I Board of Directors will look at 27 proposals from the Rules Working Group. Many of those proposals will be some of the biggest changes ever contemplated to the NCAA manual. While they are likely to sail through the Board of Directors, there will be a major battle over a few […]