The NCAA Division I membership voted (narrowly) to uphold the multi-year scholarship proposal. The proposal survived the override vote process, which concluded on Friday, February 17, 2012. The NCAA announced on its website that the multi-year scholarship proposal (Proposal No. 2011-97) was “one of several measures the Division I Board of Directors adopted in the … Continue reading
The NCAA will use the summer to review the governance structure for Division I in response to some complaints and concerns about the power of the top football-playing institutions, according to a January 29, 2012, USA Today article by Steve Wieberg and Thomas O’Toole. USA Today reported NCAA president Mark Emmert will “appoint a working … Continue reading
On December 21, 2011, the committee issued an interpretation concerning student-athletes being required to perform field or facility preparation or maintenance. Specifically, the staff determined that “field or facility preparation or maintenance that is performed by a student-athlete, related to practice or competition and required, supervised or monitored by a coaching staff member is not … Continue reading
On November 22, 2011, the NCAA staff published on the Legislative Services Database Internet (LSDBi) a new resource, “NCAA Division I Newly Adopted Financial Aid Legislation Question and Answer Document”. The staff described the resource as a “document [that] contains questions and answers to assist the NCAA membership in its understanding of select proposals adopted … Continue reading
University of Oregon officials are looking into the circumstances surrounding Cliff Harris’s motor vehicle violation earlier this week. Harris, along with two other Oregon football players, was pulled over by an Oregon State police officer who clocked the vehicle driven by Harris at 118 miles per hour. Harris has been cited for driving with a … Continue reading
The ongoing NCAA investigations at Ohio State University and the University of Tennessee, as well as the recent infractions appeals decision in the University of Southern California case, underscore the importance of an objective, comprehensive and fair enforcement process for all parties. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, a boutique college sports law firm, released … Continue reading
The NCAA Division I Legislative Council adopted Proposal 2010-59-C on April 12, 2011, pending possible review by the Division I Board of Directors. The proposal specifies that in the sport of football “a student-athlete who does not successfully complete nine-semester hours or eight-quarter hours of academic credit during the fall term and earn the Academic … Continue reading
