What: New NCAA Enforcement Program–Created by a 13-member group of presidents, athletic directors, commissioners, and others in the collegiate athletic community When: Effective August 1,…
Banning Student-Athletes From Social Media: A Potential First Amendment Violation
With college football season underway and college basketball season quickly approaching, stories of coaches and athletics departments limiting or banning student-athletes’ social media usage will…
Student-Athlete Censorship at Two Big Time Schools
Ever since social media became popular, and the number of users of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter skyrocketed, people have always been warned to…
Penn State’s NCAA Sanctions: The Impact On The Athletics Department
Yesterday, the NCAA levied what many consider to be unprecedented penalties upon Penn State. Including within the NCAA’s sanctions, was the imposing of a $60…
Howard University’s Suspension of Student-Athletes
Yesterday, the Washington City Paper reported that Howard University, a Division I school which competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, “. . . suspended all…
Deep in the Heart of Texas: What The Longhorn Network Means to the NCAA’s Ability to Enforce Its Bylaws
By: Guest Contributor Alicia Jessop of RulingSports.com (Twitter: @RulingSports) There’s a four word saying which over the course of time, has come to define the pride and…