On May 5, 2012, John Taylor of NBCSports.com posted an article regarding Pennsylvania high school linebacker Alex Anzalone’s decommitment from Ohio State University. Anazlone, who committed to OSU during the football program’s April 21, 2012, spring game, had posed for pictures with Charles Waugh and several other prospective student-athletes during the visit. According to Taylor, … Continue reading
Danny Chau, on April 24, 2012, published an article on NCAA member institutions and social-media in The Daily Titan, the student newspaper at California State University-Fullerton. Chau noted “while most college campuses have caught on to the importance of social media websites like Facebook and Twitter, not all colleges are prepared for the potential consequences that … 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. Tweet by MSU’s Mark Hollis not an NCAA violation, attorney says Takeaway: While Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis likely did not violate NCAA recruiting … Continue reading
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm provides a summary of ongoing enforcement, reinstatement or waiver cases (or stories highlighting the impacts of prior infractions cases) involving NCAA member institutions. We call it “NCAA Enforcement Potpourri”. Enjoy. “A Statement of Principles for Athletics at UNC” Alex Barinka of reesesport reported a group of faculty at the … Continue reading
The Towson University football program’s Twitter ban has renewed a discussion among many on social-media restrictions and monitoring by NCAA member institutions. The February 5, 2012, article by Alex Glaze of The Towerlight explained the ban was initiated after Towson’s defeat in the NCAA Football Championship Series playoffs. During the playoffs, according to Glaze, “controversy … Continue reading
Justin P. Sievert, of-counsel to the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, served published an article featured on the Access Athletes on February 4, 2012, regarding social media use by collegiate student-athletes. In the article, Sievert discusses five best practices high-profile athletes at all levels should consider when using social media. The full article can be viewed … 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. NCAA to police football recruiting more– with an actual cop Takeaway: The NCAA has hired Bill Benjamin, former deputy chief of police at the Indianapolis … 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. NCAA seeks multi-tiered penalty system Takeaway: Infractions categories would be renamed egregious, serious, solid secondary and technical. Technical violations may be dealt with at the conference … Continue reading
The NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is supporting a proposal to allow text messaging in the recruiting of prospective student-athletes. The SAAC members received two separate proposals regarding the deregulation of electronically transmitted correspondence between prospects and coaches. The first proposal included the deregulation of all forms of electronically transmitted correspondence, including social … Continue reading
Florida State University football student-athletes voted in a players-only meeting on Sunday night (October 9, 2011) to implement a ban on the use of social-media. According to a FoxSports.com article, FSU head football coach Jimbo Fisher “said he did not ban the use of Twitter and Facebook”, but the coach “has preached the pitfalls of … Continue reading
