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December 3, 2020

NCAA Statement on Knight Commission recommendations

“The governance and oversight of college sports are determined by the presidents of the schools who participate. The nearly 1,100 presidents of NCAA schools have consistently sought to create the most effective and fair ways to support student athletes. Presently, the NCAA is discussing the long-...

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December 3, 2020

DII schools earn Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence

Forty-two Division II member schools are recipients of the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence, presented to member schools earning an Academic Success Rate of 90% or higher.

December 2, 2020

DII SAAC supports Convention proposals

For the 2021 NCAA Convention, the national Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee voted to formally support all the division’s legislative proposals, including one that would permit student-athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness.

November 24, 2020

Emmanuel (Massachusetts) improperly awarded financial aid

Incoming student-athletes at Emmanuel (Massachusetts) received financial aid at a disproportionate rate in comparison to the general student body

November 20, 2020

Former Alabama associate athletics director violated NCAA ethical conduct rules

A former University of Alabama associate athletics director violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he received money in exchange for facilitating a meeting between the father of a student-athlete, a financial advisor and the financial advisor’s representative.

November 19, 2020

DIII Strategic Planning and Finance Committee backs three-year budget cycle

At its meeting via teleconference Wednesday, the Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee proposed a one-time, three-year budget cycle for 2021-22 through 2023-24.

November 18, 2020

Recruiting dead period in all sports extended by DI Council

The Division I Council on Wednesday extended the recruiting dead period for all Division I sports through April 15.

November 18, 2020

Classroom comeback

Shaquita Smith and Terrance Motley are among the first handful of former men’s and women’s basketball players to graduate through the NCAA Former Student-Athlete Degree Achievement Program.

November 17, 2020

DI college athletes reach 90% graduation rate

Nine out of 10 student-athletes who started college in 2013 earned degrees, according to the latest Division I Graduation Success Rate data released today by the NCAA. That represents the highest rate ever and an increase of 1 percentage point over the rate for students who entered school in 2012.

November 16, 2020

Asia Seidt is the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year

Asia Seidt — a former swimmer at Kentucky who majored in kinesiology — is the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year. Seidt accepted the award virtually Friday night during a live-streamed awards show celebrating the Top 30 honorees.

November 16, 2020

NCAA Relocating 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Sites

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced today the relocation of 13 predetermined preliminary round sites for the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

November 13, 2020

NCAA issues updated return-to-sport guidelines

The NCAA has released the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition, Second Edition, to update and extend previous guidance considering new and emerging information surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 12, 2020

2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Honorees: In Their Words

The Top 30 NCAA Woman of the Year honorees reached the pinnacle of athletics success, but to them, sports were more than competition. For these women, sports were a critical part of their journey that helped shape them as people. The 2020 honorees reflected on their unforgettable experiences by...

November 6, 2020

DI Football Oversight Committee approves minimum game requirement for FCS championship

Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division I Football Oversight Committee on Thursday approved a recommendation that Football Championship Subdivision teams must play a minimum of four games to be considered for at-large selection into the NCAA tournament bracket.

November 5, 2020

Hartford violated NCAA certification and recruiting rules

The University of Hartford improperly certified student-athlete eligibility, failed to notify student-athletes that their scholarships were reduced or canceled, and had impermissible recruiting contacts by its men’s lacrosse program

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