The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a rule banning defenders from blocking the plate or base before they have possession of the ball, effective for the 2018 season.
Division II’s commitment to providing student-athletes a balanced college experience commanded the attention of the Division II Presidents Council this week as the group considered proposed legislation for the 2018 NCAA Convention.
The NCAA has awarded more than $3.1 million in grants to nine Division I schools to support academic programs that help student-athletes earn their degrees.
Allison Brown has been named the NCAA Division I women’s golf head rules official, bringing more than 13 years of experience to the golf championships.
The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee supported a request from the Southeastern Conference to allow experimental rules for a coach challenge system and wireless communication from the dugout to the catcher in league competition only.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved adjustments to video replay rules in ice hockey regarding reviews of goals scored after infractions involving offsides or too many players on the ice.
Playing and practice season start dates, sports wagering penalties and student-athlete awards are the focus of four legislative proposals that received support this week from the Division II Management Council.
The Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will provide input on potential transfer policy changes after their July 14-16 meeting in Indianapolis.
Download the July 2017 University of Mississippi Infractions Appeals Public Decision The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee upheld an NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel's finding that the former Ole Miss head women's...
The Division I Competition Oversight Committee will initiate a review process this fall for championship sports that have 50 or fewer sponsoring schools.
Craig Hyde, who has 38 years of umpiring experience, has been named the NCAA’s national coordinator of softball umpires. Craig Hyde, new coordinator of softball umpires “I am thrilled to be provided this opportunity,” Hyde said. “Softball...
Twenty minority and female administrators, committed to advancing their careers in college athletics, have been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Leadership Institute.
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—...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson has been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, replacing retiring New Mexico Athletics Director Paul Krebs.
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.
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.
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.
