ncaa sports

LSU football unveils air-conditioned helmets for players
In the rough-and-tumble SEC, regarded as the top-tier college football conference in the nation, any edge you can gain on your opponent can make a difference. The LSU athletic department knows this — whether it's on the field or the recruiting t...

Former Kentucky State president forced team to play ineligible player
Earlier this week, the NCAA announced it's reached a negotiated resolution with Kentucky State University, an NCAA Division II program, in regards to forcing a football team to play an ineligible player. During the spring and summer of 2019, an un...

Iowa State confirms gambling violation allegations for multiple teams
On the same day that reports emerged about allegations of gambling violations by the University of Iowa's baseball, the Iowa State athletics department released a statement sharing their awareness of allegations regarding multiple programs violating ...

Congress wants ‘national standard’ for college NIL deals
Now that the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era is here in college athletics, allowing players to profit off their play with endorsement deals, members of Congress want to set national standards. In the two years that NIL sponsorships have been a...

Statistics professor leads study on player performance over time
Charles A. Dana Professor of Statistics Michael Schuckers recently published a paper entitled “Estimation of player aging curves using regression and imputation” in the Annals of Operation Research. The paper discusses the best ways to est...

Providence guard arrested on gun charges
Providence College suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend, among other charges, over the weekend. Providence police said Breed wielded a gun during an exchange with his girlfriend in an off-campus apa...

Ferris State head coach suspended for players violating tobacco policy
After winning his second-straight NCAA Division II national football championship, Ferris State head coach Tony Annese has been suspended for a game for violating an on-campus no tobacco policy. The suspension, which will be served at the start of...

Rick Pitino leaves Iona for St. John’s on 6-year deal
After a strong reclamation project with the Ioan Gaels men's basketball program, Rick Pitino is heading back to a power conference program. Pitino signed a six-year deal to become the head coach of the St. John's University Red Storm program after...