ncaa sports
Cincinnati, UCF, Houston to Join Big 12 in 2023
Three of the Big 12's four newest additions will be eligible to compete in conference play by next year. Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF officially reached an exit agreement with the American Athletic Conference, after the move was announced last Septem...
Fanatics, Topps Team with NCAA to Produce NIL Trading Cards
Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles division of Fanatics, and Topps, its cornerstone sports trading card brand, announced new broad-scale college physical and digital trading cards deals with more than 100 of the top universitie...
NCAA Crowns 4 New National Champions
June not only marks the end of the academic school year with graduation but also is the time when NCAA student-athletes are crowned national champions. Last week the Texas Longhorns men's golf program became the latest NCAA Division I team to earn...
ESPN Announcer Incorrectly Reports Tennessee Player Used PEDs
An ESPN announcer apologized over the weekend after falsely broadcasting that a Tennessee baseball player was suspended from the NCAA tournament for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Troy Eklund, a former Arkansas baseball player turned ES...
Presbyterian College Raises $8M for Athletic Facility Upgrades
This spring, Presbyterian College crossed the finish line in record fashion after raising more than $8 million for athletic facilities in just five months. The $8 million Championship Spirit initiative is the most ambitious fundraising campaign fo...
Virginia Breaks Ground on Football Operations Center
In September 2018, UVA’s Board of Visitors approved a master plan that would transform the athletics precinct on North Grounds. Nearly four years later, UVA officials finally broke ground on one of the centerpieces of the project, a 90,000-square f...
Study: Mental Health Issues On Minds of NCAA Athletes
As a follow-up to two NCAA student-athlete well-being studies conducted in 2020, student-athletes continue to report elevated levels of mental health concerns. The data indicated rates of mental exhaustion, anxiety, and depression have seen li...
DI Council Lifts Football Signing, Initial Counter Limits for Two Years
NCAA Division I football teams will not have annual signing and initial counter limits for the next two academic years, the Division I Council decided last week. Members issued a blanket waiver to allow Football Bowl Subdivision schools to award...