Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in more than 17,000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive to force a statewide vote on a moniker the NCAA says is insulting to American Indians, NCAA.com reported.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament, the Associated Press reported.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Ken Sugiura of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution takes a look at both sides of the grad transfer rule: the athletes who benefit and the coaches who lose their charges to other programs.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
The Big East will announce Wednesday that Memphis is joining the conference in all sports in 2013. Outgoing Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson confirmed to ESPN.com that the official call with the Big East to accept the invitation from commissioner John Marinatto will take place on Wednesday.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced Tuesday that Sandy Bell, Marc Hill and DeWayne Peevy have been elevated to acting executive directors of athletics for student services, internal operations and external operations, respectively.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
“We hired the best coach and we went out and got the best kids so get a life,” Ohio State President Gordon Gee was quoted as saying by the student paper when asked about Wisconsin's Bret Bielema’s criticisms of Urban Meyer's recruiting practices.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
South Carolina wanted its new compliance director to have experience in dealing with the NCAA. The athletic department got that in Ohio State’s Chris Rogers. He’ll report both to University President Harris Pastides and athletic director Eric Hyman.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
What percentage of TV sports coverage is devoted to women's athletics? It hit a high of 8.7 percent in 1999, according to figures in a 2010 University of Southern California study Gender in Televised Sports. But by 2009, it had dropped to 1.6 percent.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Now that Craig James is running for the Senate, the former SMU star and ESPN analyst is having a hard time separating his Republican politics from football, which accounts for nearly all of his name recognition, the Associated Press reported.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
USC and Clemson will be required - by state law - to continue their annual football matchup in perpetuity if one lawmaker has his way, the Charlotte Observer reported.
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
What's next? Urinal deodorizing tablets infused with a rival's logo? (CSBN stakes our claim to that idea!)
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
The American University Washington College of Law Intellectual Property Brief takes a look at the WVU's Board of Governors complaint against a t-shirt maker in Morgantown over products using the University’s color scheme as well as provocative slogans such as “West F*** Virginia.
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
ESPN Magazine ran an excellent article by Winthrop Intelligence that attempts to answer the question of whether recruiting or coaching has greater impact on competitive results. The analysis by Winthrop concludes that coaching is the critical element leading to success, which may disappoint recruiting services and analysts.
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Oregon Senior Associate Athletic Director Craig Pintens earns six figures to apply his marketing and public relations experience to deal with expanding the UO brand beyond Oregon and into the national spotlight. Pintens said: “If you have a successful athletic program, it’s going to raise the level of your institution.”
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
University of Wisconsin police have opened an investigation into new allegations against a former athletic official (John Chadima) accused of trying to fondle a male student at a pre-Rose Bowl party. The Wisconsin chancellor said that police will continue to investigate "all allegations of sexual impropriety or abuse of power brought to their attention."
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Athletics Director Dave Heeke expects that the attendance number submitted to the NCAA Feb. 15 will be lower than the 15,000 average attendance required to be Division I. Programs only have to hit that number once every two years. CMU expects to meet the requirement next year.
Mon, Jan 02, 2012
NDSU President Dean Bresciani describes the value of Division I athletics for the school citing unity and pride as a couple of the benefits.
Sun, Jan 01, 2012
Joe Nocera writes in the New York Times comparing the NCAA to an oil cartel such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Mon, Nov 28, 2011
Sam Beidleman, a fixture at Muhlenberg College for more than 50 years, will retire June 30 as director of athletics and recreation, according to a news release from the Allentown school. Beidleman, who graduated in 1963 from Muhlenberg, has served as a coach, faculty member and administrator at the college.
Sat, Oct 29, 2011
With an invitation from the Big East apparently in hand, University of Houston President and Chancellor Renu Khator has the decisive authority to make any decisions regarding conference membership. The Big East league's current members gave unanimous support for a 12-team football model, reports Sam Khan Jr. of the Houston Chronicle.
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
Alan Scher Zagier of the Associated Press reports the NCAA is working to rewrite its men's basketball recruiting rules to try and slim down the July recruiting period, avoiding potentially unsavory influences of AAU coaches, event operators and other hangers-on who may be looking to ride the coattails of the next superstar.
Mon, May 30, 2011
The Associated Press has reported that the BCS has moved on after the NCAA denied USC’s appeal to reduce their sanction, and is now considering stripping USC of its BCS title from 2004. There is no timetable for the decision to be made but it is expected to happen soon. The championship would remain vacated, rather than given to another team.
Mon, May 30, 2011
Ohio State has denied the Associated Press’ public records request for information on star quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s relationship with his hometown mentor. What the Ohio State Office of Legal affairs did share was an email that stated that disclosing this information would be a violation of privacy laws. These laws protect certain records of students at schools receiving federal money.
Wed, May 04, 2011
According to a book review of this provocative book, Ronald A. Smith, who has chronicled the mostly dismal record of athletic reform in college sports for decades, details the efforts to purify intercollegiate sports since the first teams faced off in the 1850s. He makes a solid case for why reforms are needed today.
Sun, Oct 31, 2010
“We have to realize our potential as the state’s flagship campus, and a part of that has to be improving athletics — be like what Ohio State is for Ohio and what the Madison campus is for Wisconsin,’’ UMass Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub said. “If we act more like a flagship, then the funding will come.’’
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Mac Engel, a special contributor to the Dallas Morning News, reveals his disdain for Big East football and projects the outcomes of games between TCU and Big East members.
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
The Boston Globe examines the vanishing nature of men's sports at the college level in the wake of financial pressure, budget cutbacks and Title IX obligations.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
The Associated Press has reported that the non-profit tax status of the BCS bowl games is being questioned as a result of paying excessive salaries and perks, providing "sweetheart loans" and doing undisclosed lobbying. Playoff PAC, a critic of the BCS, has made these allegations following a review of the tax filings for the BCS bowls and intends to file an IRS complaint.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
The New York Times columnist George Vecsey raises the possibility that all of the attention on football-related concussions may actually bring about the demise of the sport. The House Education and Labor Committee will hold its latest hearing on the issue of concussions and player safety this week.
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
With the Nittany Lions set to field a D-I hockey team, CBS College Sports Network analyst Dave Starman reports happy days are at hand for Happy Valley hockey fans.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News writes about the Conference's East Coast promotional blitz that included stops at the New York Times and ESPN headquarters, as well as its annual preseason media gathering ... at the Rose Bowl.
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Mike Dearmond of the Kansas City Star describes the Big 12's efforts to keep the conference together by focusing on a cash rich television deal, buyout money and some concessions for Texas.
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
The Nebraska Board of Regents approved a resolution authorizing the institutional officers to pursue membership in the Big Ten according to a report on USA Today's website. Both President Harvey Perlman and AD Tom Osborne confirmed this move to USA Today.
Sat, Jun 05, 2010
The NCAA has issued a mandate requiring each institution to develop a concussion management plan. The NCAA memo outlines some best practices to follow.
Sat, May 29, 2010
“The summer recruiting period really plays into the hands of the AAU guys,” Nebraska AD Tom Osborne said. “And so many of them are in league with the shoe companies. That’s where a lot of the unseemly stuff gets going.”
Thu, May 27, 2010
After years of questions over whether athletes across the country were cheating, the NCAA indicated it will no longer accept Brigham Young University's online courses.
Fri, May 21, 2010
Bowl Championship Series executive director Bill Hancock has sent a letter to Congress regarding concerns about the need for a college football playoff..
Wed, May 19, 2010
With the ACC's recent television deal concluding at $155 million per year, Larry Scott says the PAC 10 is the most undervalued conference and he intends to do something about it.
Tue, May 18, 2010
While all of the talk has revolved around expansion there is a process that must be followed for teams to leave their current conference. The Big 12 requires teams to provide two years notice and to forfeit half of its conference revenue during that time period.
Tue, May 18, 2010
USC could be told to pay back as much as $4 million in NCAA basketball revenue and bowl game revenue when sanctions are issued within the next couple of weeks.
Wed, May 12, 2010
The Detroit News is reporting that the Big Ten is looking at a 16 team, 4 division future conference. At the same time, Ohio State AD Gene Smith has stated that there is no truth to the reports that the Big Ten has approached Notre Dame, Nebraska, Missouri and Rutgers about membership.
Fri, Apr 16, 2010
UConn women's basketball, UCLA men's basketball, Oklahoma football, Nebraska football and Syracuse lacrosse deserve consideration as the best college sport dynasty.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
The Kansas City Star reported on its website that federal and University of Kansas officials are looking into possible illegal sales of Jayhawks basketball tickets.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
"If you want to be successful at a high level, your investment and commitment need to be at a high level,'' Xavier AD Mike Bobinski said. "You can't have one without the other.''
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher has indicated that after spending almost $1 million on a review of Binghamton athletics program it is her duty to impose stricter oversight over all SUNY sports moving forward.
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld the vacation of records penalty for major violations involving 16 sports in the University of Alabama athletics program.
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
A $1.8 million cut to the athletic department could chop up to nine sports from the 2010-2011 budget.
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
The University of Memphis lost its appeal of NCAA violations under Coach John Calipari. Memphis will be required to forfeit its 38 wins and Final Four appearance from the 2007-08 season.
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
Students at Florida International University pay one of the highest student athletic fees in the nation at $350 per year. Mark Rosenberg, FIU's president, said the high fees are an unfortunate necessity as the university raises its profile and broadens its mission.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
The journey of 27-9 Morgan State, its players and Coach Todd Bozeman is chronicled by Bill Rhoden in the New York Times.
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