Nic Kerdiles, the centerpiece of Wisconsin hockey’s 2012 recruiting class, sat out UW’s first exhibition game this Saturday because of lingering NCAA issues. It appears the investigation surrounds an issue common with hockey and baseball players: Pulver Sports is a full scale sports agency that specializes in the representation of hockey players. The agency is […]
Two incoming freshmen on the VCU basketball team will not be permitted to play this season: [Jordan] Burgess, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound wing from Benedictine who is considered a top 100 recruit, was given only partial approval under the NCAA’s initial eligibility standards. He will be allowed to practice and remain on scholarship. [Mo] Alie-Cox, a […]
Having worked at the NCAA for 40 years, Wally Renfro, one of the people most responsible for NCAA policy and a close advisor to NCAA presidents over that time will be stepping down at the end of the year. Renfro answered some questions from Brad Wolverton from the Chronicle of Higher Education. This one was […]
The NCAA is rewriting its rule book over the next couple of years. Starting in January, the Board of Directors will begin voting in actual proposals from the Rules Working Group to slim down a manual that while not actually near the size of the tax code, is still voluminous and unwieldy. When it comes […]
The LA County Assessors office has provided the NCAA with emails related to extra benefits which were allegedly provided to former USC student-athletes Joe McKnight and Davon Jefferson by Scott Schenter: The Times obtained Schenter’s work emails from the assessor’s office under the California Public Records Act. A May 2008 email from Delta Air Lines […]
Among the four AAU teams which the NCAA banned from summer tournaments was the SEBL Elite All-Stars. SEBL was connected to agent Andy Miller through one of its coaches, Tony Edwards. Last week though, the NCAA cleared Edwards, finding insufficient evidence to establish a connection between Edwards and Miller: “The NCAA was concerned whether there […]
Oklahoma is refusing to honor the football scholarship offer made to Matt Beyer, a recruit who learned he had a career ending condition: Beyer said he was born with the condition, which, according to WebMD.com, causes the spinal canal to narrow and leads to the compression of nerve roots where they leave the spinal cord. […]
UNC’s ongoing investigations into possible academic fraud involving no-show classes with high student-athlete enrollment have focused on the African American studies department. But the News & Observer has found another class that the university will need to look at: One class particularly stands out: Naval Weapons Systems, or NAVS 302, which met in the spring […]
The NCAA Eligibility Center and the National Federation of High School Associations have created a free online course for high school coaches about the Eligibility Center and the NCAA’s initial eligibility rules. Topics include: School selection Academic requirements Amateurism rules I took the course and found it to be a good overview of the NCAA’s […]
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Duke fans with the Lance Thomas case. The news that the jeweler did not want to talk to the NCAA was a big plus. The news yesterday that Thomas planned to talk to the NCAA was a downer, although tempered by Thomas’ confidence that he […]