The Student-Athlete Transfer Process Part 1: An Enigma, Wrapped In a Riddle
This article is part one in a two-part series investigating the current NCAA student-athlete transfer process, and was prompted by an actual transfer case which will be presented in the next installment. Thousands of student-athletes make successful transfers every year, due in no small part to the efforts of their previous school’s compliance department. As […]
What the NCAA Infraction Committee said about USC and Todd McNair – Totally O.K.
A few weeks ago, the NCAA unwillingly released a set of documents from its 2010 investigation of the University of Southern California. Those documents paint USC and one of its former employee’s, Todd McNair, in a less than flattering light. Since the release of those documents, many high level personnel from USC’s Athletic Department, the […]
A New Group Leads The Fight For Equality In Coaching
In the past few weeks, we have seen that while college athletics is not always the most progressive establishment, it may well be one of the most influential establishments on progress. This is thanks in large part to many of the great leaders of its older generations, like John Thompson Jr., who fought against the […]
Will College Athletes Have to Start Paying Income Tax Soon?
Traditionally, College Athletes have been exempt from paying Federal Income Tax on their athletic scholarships. In 1977, the IRS issued an internal ruling that it would not tax scholarships as gross income where (1) the university expects but does not require the student to participate in a particular sport; (2) the university requires no particular […]
The Fight Isn’t Over: Explaining The NCAA’s Appeal Of The O’Bannon Ruling
On March 17th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments in the case of Ed O’Bannon v. NCAA. Should the Ninth Circuit decide to render a judgment on the merits of the case, the court could render the deathblow to the concept that amateurism means “No pay for play”. After listening to an […]