By Michelle Brutlag Hosick After reviewing significant membership feedback, the Rules Working Group recommended the Division I Board of Directors modify two proposals adopted in January to make the rulebook more meaningful, enforceable and...
By Greg Johnson The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a new football rule that requires players who target and contact defenseless players above the shoulders to be ejected, effective for the 2013 season. The change increases the on-...
By Gary Brown A recent survey of NCAA faculty athletics representatives shows that most of those responding believe they play a significant role in influencing student-athlete academic success and that they elevate and protect academic...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick In an effort to address concerns expressed about the Division I Board of Directors’ adoption of three recruiting-related proposals, the Rules Working Group will consider possible changes that could be made to the...
Jonathan Duncan, the NCAA’s interim vice president of enforcement, has spent a decade and a half immersed in sports and education law, often working closely with the NCAA itself. Duncan, who begins his new position March 11, will work full...
By David Pickle When last-minute issues made a change of sites necessary for the Division II Winter National Championships Festival, the city of Birmingham saw opportunity rather than problems. Birmingham’s CrossPlex will host the Division...
Saint Mary’s College of California failed to monitor its men’s basketball program and a former assistant men’s basketball coach acted unethically in his recruitment of international prospects, according to a decision announced today by the...
By Kayci Woodley Most NCAA basketball players run drills and chase down loose balls every day, but not many run down crooks or pull over members of their own coaching staff. College of Charleston center Latisha “Tish” Harris has been there...
The NCAA Division I Committee on Institutional Performance (formerly the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification) announced decisions today concerning the status of two members in the division’s former athletics certification...
By David Pickle Division II plans to take its community-engagement efforts to new levels at the 2013 Winter National Championships Festival next month in Birmingham. Community engagement is a key element of Division II’s strategic-...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick NCAA.org Kirsten Tilleman grew up under the blue skies of Montana, and the open spaces around her hometown of Bozeman shaped not only her world view but also her life’s goals. A UC Santa Barbara student studying...
Forty-eight former student-athletes will be honored by the NCAA throughout 2013 in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of NCAA Division II,. Developed through a partnership with the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, the...
Division II will welcome a new conference this fall when the Mountain East Conference becomes an active member. The Division II Membership Committee accepted the conference’s application at its Feb. 11-12 meeting in Indianapolis. The 12-...
The NCAA today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to halt an attempt by state politicians to invalidate portions of the Consent Decree between Penn State and the NCAA. Specifically, the state lawmakers approved legislation that...
The NCAA today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to halt an attempt by state politicians to invalidate portions of the Consent Decree between Penn State and the NCAA. Specifically, the state lawmakers approved legislation that...
Select NCAA enforcement staff acted contrary to internal protocols, legal counsel and the membership’s understanding about the limits of its investigative powers in the University of Miami case, according to the external Enforcement Review...
Select NCAA enforcement staff acted contrary to internal protocols, legal counsel and the membership’s understanding about the limits of its investigative powers in the University of Miami case, according to the external Enforcement Review...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Committee on Academic Performance − having considered feedback from the membership, constituent groups and the presidents on the Division I Board of Directors − continues to examine initial-eligibility...
By Brian Hendrickson Northwestern softball player Kristin Scharkey hit one out of the park last summer, all the way to Rwanda. With no prior international experience – and with her parents nervous about her decision to fly solo to a Third...
By Brian Burnsed NCAA.org A pair of Division III student-athletes can see the top of hill, yet they refuse to be thrust over. Florina Petcu, a 37-year old former actress and Muay Thai boxing champion, recently competed as a member of...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Some NCAA schools feel caught between a rock and a hard place in the realm of social media monitoring – with the possibility of missing violations as the rock, and the prospect of state or federal laws protecting...
By Ty Halpin The NCAA Football Rules Committee took steps to further protect student-athletes by proposing a rule to eject players who target and contact defenseless players above the shoulders. The committee, which met Monday-Wednesday,...
Below is a statement by Lou Anna K. Simon, executive committee chair and Michigan State University president on the NCAA regulatory pathway and Mark Emmert’s leadership: “The NCAA Executive Committee continues to support the association’s...
Champion Digital | By Gary Brown Thousands of people line the streets and bridges. They parade down pathways parting tents touting “Chowda in a Bread Bowl,” hot chocolate and cheese fries. An announcer’s voice reverberates results. The...
