When will Jeanie Buss start running the Laker front office? The “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers have lost their mojo. The storied organization that has won 16 NBA titles on the broad shoulders of some of the greatest players of all time, like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, has quickly become one of the worst teams in […] The post LA Lakers. Is Jeanie Buss Really Running Things appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Intercollegiate rugby is the next big thing Intercollegiate rugby is not just a game played by bearded warriors with impossibly high pain thresholds. It’s now arguably America’s fastest growing sport for both men and women. Participation has been in the rise for years and there are currently 1.2 million Americans playing, including 32,000 participants at […] The post College Rugby appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Once you have put in the work of identifying schools and reaching out to coaches, your list of potential colleges will takes shape based on what coaches are interested in you. Not every program you contact is going to be interested in you and not all coaches’ interest is the same. It is important you know […] The post How to Know If a College Coach is Interested in You appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Big time DI college sports are the dreams for a lot of athletes and families. It’s no secret this level of sports is big business with billions of dollars being generated through TV and commercial contracts. College coaches at this level are among the highest paid coaches in their profession and they know the life […] The post How do Division 1 Colleges Find Recruits? appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The idea of getting a four year full-ride athletic scholarship is the dream for many athletes and families. As the reality of the recruiting process sets in, you realize how rare athletic scholarships are and how infrequently athletes receive full-rides. If you are fortunate enough to be offered scholarship money, you might be surprised how […] The post How to Negotiate a Better Athletic Scholarship Offer appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The early signing period for many schools begins next week. These events are a wonderful celebration of a student athlete’s hard work and represent years of dedication on behalf of athletes and their families. One of the questions we get from a family or an athletes is, “will I have anything to sign on signing […] The post Do Walk-Ons Have Something to Sign on Signing Day? appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
If you are trying to get a track and field scholarship you need to find a program where you can be one of the best athletes in your event and score points at the conference/national level. Many athletes or parents of athletes are looking for over all time, distance or height requirements to get a […] The post Am I Good Enough to Get a Track and Field Scholarship? appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The NCAA rules around when and how college coaches can contact recruits are very poorly understood by the majority of new recruits and families. The biggest source of confusion is the fact NCAA rules say coaches can’t contact a recruit until Sep 1st of their Junior Year but athletes are routinely committing to and talking […] The post NCAA Rules Loopholes for Contacting Coaches appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
One of my favorite sports quotes comes from the legendary coach John Wooden who said “sports don’t build character, they reveal it.” Increasingly, character is becoming an important part of the recruiting process. College coaches are no longer only evaluating an athlete on their athletic and academic abilities, they are also looking to see what kind of a […] The post How Coaches Evaluate Character in the Recruiting Process appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Division III has the most ambitious legislative agenda of the three divisions at the current moment. Like Division II, most of the proposals are focused on playing and practice season rules. But while D2 is mostly tweaking, D3 has two major changes. One would cut the number of contests in most Division III sports while […] The post Spring Football Highlights D3 Proposals appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Division II released its Initial Publication of Proposed Legislation (IPOPL) last week. Like Division I’s, the Division II legislative agenda is short and focused. As of now D2 will take up four proposals at the 2015 NCAA Convention and all of them involving playing and practice seasons to some degree. Also interesting compared to Division […] The post Playing and Practice Seasons Dominate D2 Legislative Agenda appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Oregon joined Texas A&M, Florida State and Baylor as schools paying the premiums for disability/loss-of-value insurance for athletes. Wisconsin is also rumored to have joined this club as well. As more schools realize this is possible, more athletes will be aware that they could get such insurance and as some people have pointed out, the […] The post Schools May Not Need SAF to Pay for Insurance appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Today Notre Dame confirmed that it was investigating potential academic misconduct involving four football players: Evidence that students had submitted papers and homework that had been written for them by others was initially detected at the end of the summer session, and referred to the compliance office in athletics on July 29. The Office of […] The post Notre Dame Reports Potential Academic Violation to NCAA appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Depending on who you ask, August 15ths prior to 2011 were either the good ol’ days or the bad ol’ days. On August 15th, the Division I Publication of Proposed Legislation is due. Prior to 2011 and the Presidential Retreat, it was hundreds of pages long and included 80–100 different proposals that ranged from important […] The post Proposed Legislation for Division I Highlighted by Championships and Drug Testing appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The Division III Presidents Council has voted to sponsor legislation which would cut the number of contests in most Division III sports, some by more than 10%. Aside from football and cross country, all Division III teams could see the maximum number of competitions cut by one to four dates of competition or contests. The […] The post Division III Proposes Cutting Number of Games appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
http://Alma College Sports Recruiting.Josh Gregory, SMU’s head men’s golf coach and winner of two national championships as head coach at Augusta State, resigned on Friday from his job at his alma mater. The reason, according to Golfweek, is NCAA recruiting violations: Among the alleged violations were impermissible text messages sent to recruits, in violation of […] The post SMU Golf Coach Resigns Over Alleged Recruiting Violations appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
Yesterday I explained how the judge’s injunction in O’Bannon simplified the cost-of-attendance debate by making many of the alternatives illegal. Under the injunction there can be no need-based cost-of-attendance stipend nor can the NCAA and its members agree on the value of certain elements of COA. The judge required COA to be calculated: As defined […] The post Wide Variance in COA Calculations with No Good Solution for Power Conferences appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
With a larger and more diverse Committee on Infractions, especially with ex-coaches now part of the group, questions were bound to arise about the COI’s recusal policy. One of the first instances has come up in Georgia’s infractions case involving swimming and diving coach Jack Bauerle. Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the details: […] The post Cremins Recuses Himself from UGA Case appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The NCAA Executive Committee, the highest body in the NCAA, has decided what to do with for-profit institutions. They will be members of the NCAA, but not full members: The subcommittee determined for-profit schools could participate as NCAA members if: any financial benefits were received through their conferences and not directly from the NCAA; and […] The post NCAA Sets Rules for For-Profit Schools appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
SODO Apparel, a men’s sportwear brand out of Seattle, is planning to become the first apparel company to pay college athletes. “It’s a new day for NCAA athletes,” founder Mark Nelson stated. “We have discovered a viable way to compensate those athletes being exploited the most by the NCAA, its partners, and the universities.” SODO’s […] The post SODO Apparel Launches Fund to Pay Former College Football Players appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved the new governance proposal today by an overwhelming majority, 16–2. But the proposal still has to survive the override period. 75 override requests would trigger the override process while 125 would table the proposal and keep it from becoming effective while that process goes on. The final […] The post Small Addition Could Derail Governance Proposal appeared first on Athnet.| Athnet
I generally think the idea of hypocrisy is overblown both generally and specifically in college athletics. The classic definition of hypocrisy (claiming to| Athnet
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The O’Bannon decision may not have a major impact in college athletics for a couple years and if it stands as is, may not have a major impact by itself at| Athnet
Maryland used a significant chunk of Student Assistance Fund money to buy iPads for all 500 of their athletes. At retail, that would be about $300,000.| Athnet
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The NCAA’s $75 million Student Assistance Fund is one of the shining examples of the NCAA, almost unimpeachable. It is the easiest thing to point to if you| Athnet
As fascinating as the 99-page ruling in O’Bannon is, for the immediate purposes of the judgment the two-page injunction order is much more significant.| Athnet
Florida State definitely can and probably should pay for Jameis Winston's draft stock insurance.| Athnet