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July 6, 2017

Athletics administrators set for NCAA Leadership Institute

Twenty minority and female administrators, committed to advancing their careers in college athletics, have been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Leadership Institute.

June 30, 2017

Paterno family abandons all claims against NCAA

The estate of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, his son Jay Paterno, and Bill Kenney today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against the NCAA. The NCAA did not settle the case and provided plaintiffs with no consideration—financial or otherwise. “The Paterno family characterized...

June 30, 2017

14-week football playing season to be examined

The Division I Football Oversight Committee identified the football playing season, size of football support staffs and the approach to determining when a student has used a season of competition as key agenda items for the committee in the coming months.

June 29, 2017

Softball panel recommends obstruction rule change

Proposal would ban defenders from blocking the plate or base before they have possession of the ball, effective for the 2018 season.

June 28, 2017

Council introduces basketball start-of-season change proposal

Division I basketball games could start three days earlier, if legislation introduced today by the Division I Council is adopted.

June 28, 2017

Working group seeks input on transfer concepts

The Division I Council Transfer Working Group will ask the membership for feedback on several potential concepts designed to create the best outcomes for both student-athletes and schools involved in the transfer process.

June 27, 2017

School nominees named for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year

A record 543 female college athletes have been nominated by NCAA member schools for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

June 27, 2017

Leaders in College Football Announce Plans To Launch Nationwide Celebration of College Football’s 150th Anniversary

College football, one of America’s most beloved and popular institutions, is getting ready to celebrate a big birthday. And it plans to do so in style. A group of college football leaders announced plans today to launch a nationwide celebration to commemorate the game’s 150th anniversary. “No one...

June 27, 2017

New DI Council chair brings strong experience, vision

Blake James has always been intrigued by college sports. The athletics director at Miami (Florida) knew when he was a student himself that he wanted to work in the field. Now James is the new chair of the Division I Council, the day-to-day decision-making body for the division.

June 26, 2017

Championship squad, bench sizes won’t change in DIII

Though roster sizes are swelling in some Division III sports as athletics departments strive to help meet their institutions’ enrollment demands, the number of student-athletes allowed to dress or be on the bench for NCAA championship events will remain at current levels.

June 23, 2017

Enforcement staff leads academic integrity summit

NCAA rules violations involving transfer students who use online courses to qualify for NCAA competition are discussed at academic integrity summit.

June 22, 2017

Thompson named to DI Men's Basketball Committee

Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson has been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, replacing retiring New Mexico Athletics Director Paul Krebs.

June 21, 2017

NCAA releases new report as Title IX turns 45

In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.

June 21, 2017

Health and safety data collection poised to expand

Athletics administrators in all NCAA divisions may soon be able to benchmark their school’s health and safety procedures, staffing levels and other pertinent practices against comparable schools across the country.

June 20, 2017

Former Sam Houston State women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance

The former Sam Houston State head women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of NCAA rules compliance when he knowingly engaged in impermissible recruiting contact and was involved in giving $1,167 in benefits to a student-athlete before and after she enrolled at the university.

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