NCAA
NCAA Survey: Increased Focus on Mental Health for Coaches
In an NCAA-led survey, more than 80 percent of head, assistant, and associate coaches across all three divisions reported spending more time discussing mental health with student-athletes than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. At high rates, coa...
Army ATC Saves Hockey Player’s Life after Inadvertent Neck Slash
When an Army hockey player had his neck slashed inadvertently during a hockey game against Sacred Heart, the Black Knights athletic trainer's quick actions saved a life in early January. Rachel Leahy, a second-year athletic trainer with the West P...
Michigan, Harbaugh Violations Reportedly Stem from Hamburgers
Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football are currently facing a myriad of NCAA violations. While the majority of the allegations are relatively minor, there is one that is more serious. The program received four Level II violations and Harbaugh received...
NCPA Files Complaint with DOJ against NCAA
The National College Players Association (NCPA), calling for reform in college sports, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) against the NCAA. The NCPA is accusing the NCAA and those involved with the governing body of viola...
NCAA Finds Air Force Football Committed Recruiting Violations
Air Force and four individuals have reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff on recruiting violations that occurred within the academy's football program during the COVID-19 dead period and the appropriate penalties for those violations. A Co...
DI Board of Directors Adopts Student-Athlete Benefit Legislation
The Division I Board of Directors adopted the first group of Transformation Committee recommendations aimed at allowing schools to provide more benefits to student-athletes. While generally supportive of elements of the transfer package, the board to...
USC, UCLA to Leave Pac-12 for Big Ten in 2024
The NCAA Division I college football landscape had a seismic announcement this week regarding the status of perineal Pac-12 powers, USC and UCLA, who have decided to join the Big Ten conference in 2024. Multiple outlets have confirmed the move on ...
LSU Football Violations Alleged by NCAA, Including Cash Payments from Odell Beckham Jr.
The LSU athletics department has been under the spotlight of the NCAA in recent weeks. Last week the Tigers men's head basketball coach, Will Wade, was dismissed just before its March Madness tournament run following alleged violations of recruiti...