(This is the first installment in a series of posts addressing the future of the NCAA. There are so many facets to this it wouldn’t…
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…
The Final Four and Nike
As the Men’s Final Four is set to tip-off in New Orleans this weekend, while the Women’s Final Four will be played in Denver, along…
Division I Athletics Departments’ Social Media Policies
It seems like almost weekly that a story arises about a coach banning players’ use of social media websites or about student-athletes making controversial remarks…
How the NCAA’s Monetary Penalty Impacts Georgia Tech
Last week the NCAA leveled a number of penalties against Georgia Tech. The focus was impermissible benefits, but the NCAA also said Georgia Tech didn’t…
Impermissible Benefits: Focus Should Be On Pros, Not NCAA
When historians look back on college football today they’ll likely dub it the “Age of Impermissible Benefits”. It seems like every day there’s a new…
Will NCAA Show Consistency When Ruling on Ohio State’s Infractions?
If you read this site regularly or follow me on Twitter, you know that I am in Ireland from May 17-25th. While I’m away, I’m sharing…
Did Texas Tattle on Oregon for Suspicious Recruiting?
Thursday night, Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports reported that University of Oregon expense records show money going to two men who are tied to “multiple recruits…