David Ubben of ESPN.com the University of “Missouri’s and Texas A&M’s price tags for leaving the Big 12 will be $12.41 million each”. The institutions are departing the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The schools announced the conference relocation during the fall 2010 semester—the move was effective on July 1, 2012. However, … Continue reading
On February 20, 2012, the NCAA released an article discussing consequences for Division III conferences that fail to meet the requirement of seven core members and remain below the minimum requirement after the two-year grace period expires. Specifically, the Division III Membership Committee determined that conferences under those circumstances would lose automatic-qualification privileges to NCAA championships and their conference … Continue reading
This week the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm continues its weekly summary of the biggest news stories in NCAA compliance and enforcement. Below are the top stories for this past week. UGA has to report NCAA secondary violation due to comments on Harvey-Clemons Takeaway: NCAA Bylaw 13.10.2 states that no one from a member institution … Continue reading
On February 7, 2012, ESPN.com reported the University of Memphis is close to a deal to join the Big East conference in all sports in 2013. Memphis is currently a member of Conference USA. The Big East, which will soon lose West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, has added Central Florida, Houston, SMU, Navy, San Diego … Continue reading
On December 28, 2011, the Big Ten and Pacific 12 conferences announced they have formed a partnership which will include an increase in interconference scheduling and cross-promotion on each conference’s television network with the goal of raising revenue and extending each conference’s reach. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany stated that in today’s collegiate sports landscape … Continue reading
ESPN.com reported that the Big East Conference is set to announce Boise State, San Diego State, Southern Methodist University, Central Florida and Houston as its newest members. The Big East Conference has been seeking new institutions following the departure of Pittsburgh, Syracuse, TCU and West Virginia in the last few months. These departures left the Big East … Continue reading
On October 24, 2011, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star reported there is speculation about the University of Notre Dame joining the Big 12 Conference in sports other than football. Currently, Notre Dame is a member of the Big East but the conference is facing uncertainty due to losing Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Atlantic … Continue reading
On October 18, 2011, six Division II colleges and universities from Kentucky and Ohio announced the formation of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The six members of the conference will include Cedarville University, Central State University, Notre Dame College (Ohio), Urbana University, Ursuline College and possibly Kentucky Wesleyan. The new conference will begin compeition in the … Continue reading
In December 2009, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany announced the league was considering expanding membership. Since this announcement many Division I conferences have experienced a major membership shake-up. Recent changes have included the University of Colorado and the University of Utah moving to the renamed Pac-12. The University of Nebraska has moved to the … Continue reading
