By Gary Brown In its review of legislative proposals for Saturday’s business session, the Division III Presidents Council reiterated its support for sickle cell testing. Proposal No. 3 would require a sickle cell solubility test be offered...
By Greg Johnson Recruiting at the Division III level is a 12-month proposition. However, an educational session at the NCAA Convention on Thursday revealed it might be time to tug on the reins through the development of a recruiting...
Division II’s leadership began its thorough review of academic standards Thursday during a joint meeting of the Management and Presidents Council. Over the next two years, the Academic Requirements Committee will lead a comprehensive...
By Marta Lawrence INDIANAPOLIS – An NCAA working group on Enforcement will recommend the adoption of an expanded, four-level violation structure for infractions when it meets with the Division I Board of Directors on Saturday. In its...
By Gary Brown Conversation about the future of academic reporting in Division III at Friday’s issues forum was as diverse as the division itself. Hundreds of Division III representatives talked about what to do with an academic reporting...
The NCAA Executive Committee on Friday (Jan. 13) unanimously extended NCAA President Mark Emmert’s contract an additional two years. The addition to Emmert’s original five-year contract extends Emmert’s employment as the NCAA’s chief...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I membership had its first opportunity to publicly comment on the concepts working groups have created since the August 2011 presidential retreat, and the response supported the effort to make...
By Brian Burnsed Six accomplished individuals were called to the stage Friday at the NCAA Honors Celebration in Indianapolis, where they accepted the distinguished Silver Anniversary Award in recognition of their myriad athletic and...
NCAA President Mark Emmert told delegates during the Convention’s opening business session Thursday that college athletics is facing a fork in the road. Naturally, he encouraged the membership to take it. However, rather than choose one...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel at its annual in-person meeting Wednesday discussed the ramifications of technology for playing rules. The discussion delved deeper than instituting replay rules, such as basketball,...
By Marta Lawrence NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct chair Deborah Wilson at an educational session Thursday said student-athletes who engage in violence may be in the distinct minority, but that violent acts nonetheless...
Title IX is entering its 40th year, yet questions remain about the interpretation of the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that receives federal funding. The NCAA Convention...
By Marta Lawrence Gregory Williams, the president of the University of Cincinnati, lived the first 10 years of his life as a well-off white kid in Virginia. At age 10, Williams’ life was rocked when his father lost the family business, his...
By Marta Lawrence An educational session at the NCAA Convention on Thursday urged faculty athletics representatives to take a more active role in understanding the NCAA enforcement process. NCAA Associate Director of Enforcement Laura...
By Greg Johnson An LLC tasked with overseeing men’s basketball officiating has developed a plan to address on-court sportsmanship and behavior of coaches and players in an effort to elevate the image of the sport and positively impact game...
By Brian Hendrickson Dr. Amelia Arria routinely encounters parents who downplay their children’s use of stimulant medications intended for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Concerns of the drug use are often quickly...
Pat Summitt, an educator and coach known for her motivation on and off the court, was given the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award on Thursday during the 2012 NCAA Convention. The longtime University of Tennessee women’s basketball...
By Greg Johnson NCAA.org When Kirk Cousins sat in the locker room Jan. 2 after Michigan State’s 33-30 triple-overtime victory over Georgia in the Outback Bowl, it hit him. After five years, his stellar career with the Spartans, whom he...
By Greg Johnson NCAA.org When someone decides to become a collegiate student-athlete, it’s inevitable that he or she will need to manage missed class time to maintain academic success. Learning to cope with this aspect of student-athlete...
By Marta Lawrence NCAA.org Wednesday’s NCAA Convention educational session “NCAA Inclusion Summit…What’s Next?” prompted thoughts on strategic initiatives resulting from the inaugural summit held in September. Bernard Franklin, NCAA...
By Michelle Hiskey For NCAA.org Shortly after helping the Aggies win the NCAA Women’s Final Four, Adaora Elonu graduated with a 3.56 grade point average in allied health. Now, in her fourth year on the team, she’s working towards a master’...
By Brian Hendrickson After delivering sharp criticism of the NCAA in recent years, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Wednesday instead encouraged college leaders to continue down their current path during his NCAA Convention...
The Division I Legislative Council tabled several proposals in anticipation of the work of the Transforming Intercollegiate Athletics: Rules Working Group’s recommendations later this year, though it did cast votes Wednesday on several key...
By Gary Brown Division III’s legislative agenda at this Saturday’s business session could be shrinking. After reviewing a 10-proposal package at previous meetings, the Division III Management Council at its Wednesday session was informed...
By David Pickle The Division II Championships Committee is throwing a number of questions on the table in an effort to assess the membership’s attitude toward in-region, nonconference competition. “As we see conferences growing, we see...
