Category: NCAA
Report shows widening financial gap in Division I
FBS continues to lead with the greatest losses in net generated revenue.
NCAA revenues and expenses data from the 2009-10 fiscal year show a widening gap between schools with self-sufficient athletics programs and schools that rely on institutional s… more »
NCAA to convene presidential leaders in August
NCAA President Mark Emmert is inviting about 50 Division I presidents and chancellors to Indianapolis on Aug. 9 and 10 to vet issues affecting the collegiate model of athletics and discuss direction for the division for the coming years.
Emmert, who… more »
NCAA Invites 19 Coaches to 2011 Expert Forum in Orlando
The NCAA has invited 19 football coaches to its 2011 Expert Forum in an effort to address the critical shortage of ethnic minorities in head football coaching positions and help with career advancement, exposure and networking opportunities within the N… more »
New rule should boost APRs in football
The Academic Progress Rates released Tuesday show a clear drop in eligibility numbers in football, particularly in the Football Bowl Subdivision. However, legislation Division I adopted in April should improve those numbers by requiring football players… more »
NCAA working with HBCUs to clear APR barriers
The 2011 release of Academic Progress Rate data revealed that Historically Black Colleges and Universities continue to struggle with the academic metric that measures the eligibility and retention of student-athletes at a team level. Where many non-HBCU… more »
Academic scorecards keep improving
Reform movement shifts to "automatic expectation" of student-athlete success
The scorecards that track classroom performance of Division I sports teams show continued improvement for most squads.
APR scores per institution, along with penalties pe… more »
Ivy League Teams Lead Those Honored For Top Grades In Division I
Brown University, Bryant University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Dayton, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University a… more »
Notes and Schedule for the Division I Football Championship Game
OFFICIAL GAME NOTES FROM PARTICIPATING TEAMS AND CONFERENCES
Delaware Blue Hens
Colonial Athletic Association
Eastern Washington Eagles
Big Sky Conference
PRACTICE FIELDS
Delaware's practice will take place on Field 5.
Eastern Wash… more »
Teleconference Transcript with the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Head Coaches
COACH K.C. KEELER and COACH BEAU BALDWIN on call.
THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, happy holidays, everyone. Thank you for joining us for this teleconference.
Coach Keeler, congrats to you and your team on the season so far. Can you make a comm… more »
Coach to Cure MD Celebrates Third Season with Coaches Wearing Patch
For the third year in a row, college football coaches nationwide will join together in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which will be held during games of Saturday, September 25, 2010. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than half… more »
Tickets on Sale Monday for the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
Game will be played January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas
Tickets go on sale Monday, September 13 at 10 a.m., Central, for the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Championship game, which will be played January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Fri… more »
NCAA News: Two-year transfers may face tougher academic standards
Student-athletes who transfer to Division I institutions from two-year colleges could be asked to meet an increased academic standard in the future.
The Division I Academic Cabinet and the Committee on Academic Performance met jointly in Indianapolis… more »
Cabinet proposes end to early verbal offers of aid in NCAA Division
The Division I Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet has proposed legislation to stop early verbal offers of financial aid to prospective student-athletes in all sports. The proposal is one of the first to come out of the cabinet’s comprehen… more »
Latest NCAA Academic Progress Rates: Most Division I teams post top grades
INDIANAPOLIS—The report cards are in – and they keep getting better.
The vast majority of sports teams at Division I colleges and universities are meeting the mark in the classroom, according to the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rates.
“Division I… more »
NCAA Division I Board of Directors supports football proposals, membership standards
The Division I Board of Directors supported most of the recommendations from the Football Academic Working Group, including a new rule that would require football student-athletes to earn nine academic credits in the fall term to be eligible for the ent… more »