Category: NCAA
Richmond Football, Seven Other Sports Penalized for Text-messaging
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has placed Richmond on two years of probation and imposed recruiting restrictions in eight sports for impermissible recruiting text messages and telephone calls to prospective student-athletes.
Appeals panel overturns postseason ban for Eastern Washington football
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has overturned a postseason ban for Eastern Washington University’s football program, saying that the competitive advantage the school gained through the violations was not as significant as the Committee on Infractions had claimed.
The February 2009 case involved violations of impermissible participation by ineligible student-athletes in practice activities, the use of too many countable coaches, failure to monitor by the former head coach, and a lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by the university.
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Richmond’s Eric Ward posts impressive numbers where it counts most.
Flash doesn’t define Richmond quarterback Eric Ward. His statistics alone aren’t likely to blow away passive observers.
“We’re not a spread offense where [he] throws 50 times a game and we’re not an offense that requires him to be a part of the running game,” explained Spiders head coach Mike London.
But Ward has compiled impressive numbers throughout his career perhaps more important than any individual mark.
“Just look at the record, and look at his career and what he’s doing now. He’s made the case to be considered one of the best in the country,” London said.
Study: NCAA penalties harsher for non-BCS, historically black schools
Schools in leagues that have automatic berths in the Bowl Championship Series receive less-stringent probation penalties from the NCAA than other Division I institutions for violating the governing body’s rules, says a study released Tuesday by a former NCAA legal consultant.
NCAA Announces Interim President
James L. Isch was named interim NCAA president today, succeeding Myles Brand who died of pancreatic cancer September 16. University of Georgia President and NCAA Executive Committee Chair Michael Adams made the announcement in Indianapolis following a meeting by the committee’s administrative subcommittee.
NCAA's Brand dies after battling pancreatic cancer
The NCAA says Myles Brand has died after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 67.
The university president turned NCAA chief who pushed for tighter academic standards in college sports and took on Bob Knight died Wednesday.
AFCA and NCAA Partner for College Football Respect Weekend
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the NCAA are partnering on a national sportsmanship initiative called “RESPECT Weekend,” which is set to begin with the Sept. 3-7 weekend of the college football season.
The AFCA and NCAA are encouraging all college football teams to meet at midfield before the kickoff of each game for a pregame handshake. The two head coaches and the two directors of athletics (or a representative of the athletics department) are to lead the sportsmanship gesture.
University of Montana plans to make bid to host FCS title game
University of Montana officials told Missoula’s businesses community Monday they want to bid for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision national title game in 2010.
University administrators and athletic officials presented the idea in a late-afternoon meeting with representatives of the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce, Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mayor John Engen and others gathered at the Canyon Club, atop Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
UM’s stadium can compete well with other FCS venues, they said.
Jax State and Hofstra Get NCAA Certification
The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced decisions today concerning the certification status of four Division I member institutions that have undergone the Association’s second cycle of athletics certification.
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College Sporting News has learned that the poor sound quality at Finley Stadium, home of the Division I football championship, was on the agenda as Stadium Corp. held their monthly meeting on Tuesday.
DI Financial Aid Cabinet ponders counters
The Division I Financial Aid Cabinet is considering a change in the way need-based aid factors into institutional totals as part of a comprehensive review of the division’s financial aid bylaws.
Charged by the Division I Board of Directors with reviewing NCAA legislation for potential cost savings while also enhancing student-athlete well-being, cabinet members are exploring changes in the way need-based aid is tallied – perhaps allowing student-athletes to accept either institutional or athletics aid, whichever is greater, without negatively affecting team totals. In September, the group will look at how that concept and others would work legislatively and begin generating membership discussion with an eye toward crafting legislative proposals within the next year.
- 723 words - NCAA Central Arkansas Advances to Final Year of Transition to Division I
CONWAY, Ark. – The University of Central Arkansas athletic department was notified this week by the NCAA that it has moved into its fourth and final year of transition to Division I status, according to athletic director Brad Teague.
Central Arkansas’ baseball and women’s soccer programs will also have full Division I eligibility this season (2009-10) in accordance with the NCAA’s fast-track standards.
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Penalty is reduced to a three-year period, ending December 9, 2011.
The Alabama State University appealed to the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee specific findings of violations and penalties as determined by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. In this report, the Infractions Appeals Committee addresses the issues raised by Alabama State.
NCAA Selects 19 Football Coaches For 2009 Expert Academy
Seven are from the FCS, most in Division I
The NCAA has invited 19 coaches to its 2009 NCAA Expert Coaches Football Academy, in an effort to assist coaches with career advancement, networking and exposure opportunities due to the current low number of minority head football coaches at NCAA colleges and universities.
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JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville State football program inched closer to being ineligible for postseason play in 2009 when the NCAA last week denied its waiver for the ban, the college sports governing body confirmed Tuesday.
The Division I Committee on Academic Performance has upheld the postseason ban against the Gamecocks for not meeting academic standards (APR) for a third year in a row, but has given the program relief in other areas, sources familiar with the case have told The Star.
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Half of those invited are from the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
The NCAA has invited 26 football coaches who one day hope to be head coaches at NCAA colleges and universities to its NCAA Football Coaches Academy, May 27-29, in Indianapolis. The Academy will be held in conjunction with the Black Coaches and Administrators Convention in downtown Indianapolis.
The Academy is designed to reinforce various aspects of securing, managing and excelling in head football coaching positions at the intercollegiate level. The participants are current football coaches at NCAA colleges and universities who have up to eight years of experience coaching football.
- 655 words - NCAA NCAA Football Rules Committee Strengthens Rules to Protect Student-Athletes and Confirms Sportsmanship Enforcement
The NCAA Football Rules Committee reviewed and confirmed its rules relating to student-athlete safety and sportsmanship, calling on officials to continue to use strict enforcement regarding flagrant personal fouls.
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The NCAA and The Associated Press today announced a three-year content partnership making AP the worldwide distributor of NCAA Championship photography and creating the largest collection anywhere of collegiate sports photos. Under the agreement, AP Images will serve as the NCAA’s exclusive photo licensing agent, including retail sales of archival photos, for all NCAA Championships and events.
- 518 words - NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions Issues Decision on University at Albany
Penalties in this case include a two-year probation, scholarship reductions and recruiting restrictions.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized University at Albany for major violations in its football and baseball programs.
The case was narrow in scope and involved the use of text messaging, an impermissible form of electronic correspondence to prospective student-athletes, and a failure to monitor by the university.
NCAA to Launch Sportsmanship Initiative
The NCAA will launch a new sportsmanship initiative, titled “RESPECT,” during the 2009 NCAA Convention in Washington D.C. this week.
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