The Power Five conferences approved 11 measures in 35 minutes this past week at the annual NCAA convention in Indianapolis. Four of these measures are significant wins for student-athletes. They …
New Football Rule Changes Should Benefit All Parties
Football Oversight Committee Chair Bob Bowlsby and DI Council Chair Jim Phillips discuss today's package of football legislation. pic.twitter.com/MigdMUblTf — Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) April …
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Would Mandating Recruiting Dead Periods Affect Coaches’ Work-Life Balance?
Jeremy Crabtree of ESPN posted an interesting article this past week about a little-discussed and probably-overlooked amendment to a college football recruiting overhaul being proposed and voted-on in …
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Package Deal? The Sometimes Sordid Practice Of Hiring Recruits’ Friends And Family
The NCAA regulates text messages, emails, phone calls, donor contributions, and a myriad of other ways for coaches to entice a recruit. Athletic departments host massive recruit-centered weekends, and …
The NCAA’s New “Enhanced” Targeting Rule Fails Its Initial Audition
It’s not hyperbole to suggest that no issue threatens college football’s long-term viability – not conference expansion, or the oft-rumored breakaway of the Power Five, or even shifting spectator …
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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 …
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