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NCAA awards 2019-22 DI outdoor track and field championships

The NCAA has announced the host sites for the Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the years 2019-22. The University of Texas at Austin will serve as the host site for the 2019 and 2020 championships while the event returns to the University of Oregon for 2021 and 2022.

Sacramento State failed to monitor tennis program

Sacramento State failed to monitor its men’s and women’s tennis programs, resulting in numerous violations over the course of five years.

Division I Council adopts recruiting legislation

Most prospective student-athletes will follow a recruiting model that resembles the schedule other students follow when choosing where to go to college, the Division I Council decided this week.

DI committee recommits to transfer recommendations

The Division I Committee on Academics reaffirmed recommendations it gave earlier this year to the Division I Council Transfer Working Group, including its support for a rule change that would eliminate the ability of coaches and schools to restrict aid to student-athletes after transferring.

Working group supports notification-of-transfer proposal

The Division I Transfer Working Group affirmed its strong support for a proposal that would eliminate the ability of schools to impact athletics scholarships provided to student-athletes after they transfer. The group met this week in Indianapolis.

Alteration to football kickoff rule approved

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved altering football’s kickoff rules to allow the receiving team to fair catch the kick inside the 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback.

DII Management Council supports replacing coaches test

The Division II Management Council this week recommended replacing the mandatory coaches certification test with required completion of modules in Division II University, the new online educational program launching this spring.

DIII Management Council recommends new preseason football legislation

Rules related to the Division III football preseason are again the focus of discussion and legislative action.

Inclusion office honors 4 at Men’s and Women’s Final Fours

The NCAA inclusion group extended its arms to the local communities at the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours, honoring four individuals who have impacted the culture of inclusiveness within society and athletics in San Antonio and Columbus, Ohio.

San Francisco failed to monitor its golf program

San Francisco failed to monitor its golf program, allowing two former head coaches to engage in recruiting violations.

Findings for former Louisville program assistant vacated

The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee overturned a NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions finding that a former Louisville men’s basketball program assistant did not fully cooperate with an investigation.

3 schools honored for community outreach

Student-athletes at the University of Miami (Florida), Georgian Court and Alma have earned the 2018 NCAA Team Works Helper Helper Community Service Competition award for their community outreach efforts.

DI Committee on Academics considers transfer rule changes

The Division I Committee on Academics will recommend to the Transfer Working Group that four-year transfer student-athletes who meet specific grade-point average and progress-toward-degree requirements be able to compete immediately at the second school.

DIII member dues increase might take effect this year

The Division III dues increase that members adopted at the 2016 NCAA Convention may soon be implemented.

2018 AASP Career Development Award recipients named

To support student-athletes’ career aspirations once they graduate from lower-resourced schools, the NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program selected the second pair of recipients of the AASP Career Development Award

Villanova’s Matt Kennedy earns Elite 90 award

Matt Kennedy, a senior at Villanova, is the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

Soccer referees could start keeping official time

Soccer referees could keep game time on the field beginning with the 2018 season. The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee recommended this change at its annual meeting last week in Indianapolis.

Chattanooga failed to monitor housing for tennis student-athletes

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga did not monitor the living arrangements of three men’s tennis student-athletes who received reduced-cost housing from a booster.

CIAA hosts empowerment symposium

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is known for producing stellar athletes — it also is focused on recognizing and developing exceptional leaders.

Limited tickets remain for NCAA DI Men’s Basketball Championship prelim rounds

A limited number of tickets remain available for purchase to preliminary-round games of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

St. Thomas (Minnesota) receives reprimand

St. Thomas (Minnesota) has received a public reprimand after misconduct by student-athletes in the sectional final competition of the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship in Chicago.

Lycoming receives reprimand, penalties

Lycoming has received a public reprimand and additional penalties after misconduct by a student-athlete during the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship.

New online program may replace DII coaches test

A new Division II online education program set to launch this spring could become the replacement for the required certification test that Division II coaches take annually.

NCAA reminds fans to buy basketball tickets from authorized sources

The NCAA reminds fans who plan to attend the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships games to purchase tickets from authorized sources to reduce chances of fraudulent activities.

Apply now for tickets to 2019 Men's Final Four

Fans may apply now through May 31, 2018, for tickets to the 2019 NCAA Men's Final Four in Minneapolis.

Change to football's kickoff rule recommended

The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday proposed altering the game's kickoff rules to allow the receiving team to fair catch the kick inside the 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback.

Football Rules Committee focusing on safety issues

The NCAA Football Rules Committee will discuss health and safety issues regarding targeting, blocking below the waist and possible modifications to kickoff plays when it convenes today through Friday.

NCAA statement on Yahoo! Sports story

“These allegations, if true, point to systematic failures that must be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America. Simply put, people who engage in this kind of behavior have no place in college sports. They are an affront to...

Changes approved to women's volleyball review system

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a change that combines in/out and touch calls into one reviewable challenge effective for the 2018 season.

Penalties for simulating fouls in water polo approved

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a new rule that makes simulating a foul an exclusion penalty for the 2018-19 academic year.

Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine

Louisville must vacate men's basketball records in which student-athletes competed while ineligible during the 2011-12 through 2014-15 academic years.

NCAA Readers Become Leaders program teams with IUPUI

More than 3,000 Indianapolis third-grade students representing Pike and Lawrence township schools and the Indianapolis Public Schools system will celebrate reading while attending the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis men’s...

Division I Enforcement Charging Guidelines

To provide clarity around some of the most serious infractions within the Association, the NCAA has developed a clear outline of specific guidelines the enforcement staff considers when determining whether to bring allegations for four serious breaches of conduct — lack of institutional control, failure to monitor, unethical conduct and head coach responsibility.

NCAA awards $100,000 in grants to 5 research teams

Five research teams will receive a total of $100,000 through the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program, designed to enhance college athletes' mental health and well-being.

Alcohol sales pilot fails to receive recommendation in DIII

While Division I schools may adopt a change to allow alcohol sales at NCAA championships, it appears Division III will likely continue barring alcohol at its championship events.

DIII social media deregulation proposed

A Division III committee last week took a significant step toward deregulating some of the division's social media rules.

DI transfer group requests feedback on rule concepts

The Division I Transfer Working Group will spend the next several months seeking feedback on refined exceptions to the rule requiring all student-athletes to sit out a year of competition after transferring. The working group met Feb 12-13 in Indianapolis.

NCAA appeals committee upholds vacation of Notre Dame wins

Notre Dame must vacate all records in which football student-athletes participated while ineligible during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 football seasons.

NCAA appeals committee sends former director of men's basketball operations of California State University, Northridge, case back to the Committee on Infractions for reclassification

The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee sent the former director of men's basketball operations of California State University, Northridge, case back to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions for reclassification and penalty review.

NCAA corrects misleading media reports

NCAA President Mark Emmert Saturday distributed the following communication to all presidents serving in the NCAA governance structure. The email and related documents were in response to misleading media reports from The Athletic and...

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