Negative Recruiting, Is There Anything The NCAA Can Do?

Negative recruiting is a given with college sports. The NCAA can’t do anything about it, otherwise it would have tried by now. If the NCAA has thrown up a white flag trying to police how coaches interact with recruits on Twitter, how would it ever successfully put the clamps on negative recruiting? All of which […]

Could The Latest Challenge From UNC Spell Doom For The NCAA

These are troubling times for the NCAA. In the span of a week, the news wire has included stories of North Carolina challenging the NCAA’s power to have jurisdiction over academic improprieties, a federal judge ruling that athletes are allowed to pursue $1 billion in compensation from the NCAA, and the governing body reaching a […]

New Twitter Recruiting Rules Only Perpetuate An Entitled Culture

We are officially into the era of instant gratification with social media – will a certain coach like my tweet or not? – and that will make the recruiting game worse. On Aug. 1, per NCAA Proposal 2015-48, also known as the “click but don’t comment rule,” the following changes took effect: “An athletics department […]

NCAA Once Again Has A Chance To Champion Progress In North Carolina

If any one group should be succinct in its opposition of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 (HB2) it is the NCAA. College athletics represents a melting pot of different nationalities, races, genders and sexual preferences among its administrators, coaches, athletes and fans. The governing body has taken a stand before against discrimination, prejudice and profiling. […]

The Pac-12 Social Media Streaming Deal Could Be A Sign Of Coming Change

If Twitter can stream games live now, with some Thursday NFL games in 2016 and Olympic sports in the Pac-12 starting this school year, what possibilities lie ahead The College Football Playoff championship game streaming live on YouTube? The Final Four on Facebook with the ability to comment on the games under the video display on […]

Crossfit Gaining Club Status On College Campuses

The world is witnessing a phenomenon with CrossFit, which provides the opportunity for college students to represent their schools as a club sport. Universities throughout the nation have club teams that engage in CrossFit competition, including Penn State, Delaware, Villanova and North Carolina. The upcoming Reebok CrossFit Games at Carson, Calif., on July 19-24 will […]