Sat, Oct 02, 2010
As Charlotte Westerhaus prepares to leave her position as NCAA Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion she reflects back on her biggest accomplishment, which was when the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association agreed to interview a minority candidate for each open head football coaching position.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Wall Street Journal reporter Hannah Karp writes about the even-keeled, bespectacled, sweater-vest-wearing head coach at Ohio State who twice a week lectures 49 bleary-eyed students on the art of coaching.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
The Dallas Morning News has reported that TCU and the Big East have had discussions about conference membership. The Horned Frogs are concerned about the departures of BYU and Utah from the MWC.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr told the Birmingham Touchdown Club that he believes Notre Dame will join the Big Ten when the conference expands to 16 members. Coach Carr said that joining the Big Ten will be necessary for Notre Dame to remain a prominent football program.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
With 35 post season bowl games it is probable that there will not be 70 teams with winning records, which is an NCAA requirement for participation. The NCAA is starting to look into relaxing the rule. Hopefully, the elimination of many of these "let's celebrate mediocrity" bowl games will be one of the long term outcomes.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
In its latest move to cut costs, the University of California, Berkeley, announced plans Tuesday to eliminate four intercollegiate sports, including baseball, and end financial support of its championship men's rugby team. The other sports dropped were men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse. Reducing the number of intercollegiate teams from 29 to 24 will save an estimated $4 million a year and affect 163 of the school's more than 800 student-athletes, as well as 13 full-time coaches.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Steve Weiberg of USA Today describes the NCAA's new presdient, Mark Emmert, as an individual willing to embrace change and risk and also willing to confront difficult decisions including those dealing with finances, enforcment of NCAA rules, and agents.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
During his year as Interim NCAA President, Jim Isch kept the trains running on schedule and the reforms moving forward on pace. This contribution has been recognized by the new NCAA President, Mark Emmert.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
The National Association for Athletics Compliance has announced the creation of “Reasonable Standards,” which are intended to establish a model for all institutions to follow to monitor compliance with specific NCAA rules and provide education on those rules. The three Reasonable Standards released by the Association are in the following areas: Countable Athletically Related Activities; Complimentary Admissions; and, Recruiting Contacts and Evaluations.
Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Bob Mulcahy returned to Rutgers to receive the Toner Award for his decade-long service as AD. According to the National Football Foundation, the Toner Award is designed to honor and acknowledge outstanding athletic directors who have demonstrated superior administrative abilities, especially in the area of college football.
Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Ohio State AD Gene Smith said that the Big Ten is done with expansion for now and will not seek out other schools. He did leave out the possibility of reacting to overtures from schools seeking to join the conference.
Tue, Sep 28, 2010
The recent heart attack suffered by Mark Dantonio serves as a reminder to coaches everywhere to take better care of themselves.
Mon, Sep 27, 2010
The NCAA announced the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee is implementing a change to the Rating Percentage Index calculation that will be applied beginning with the 2011-12 season.
Sat, Sep 25, 2010
With opening games against Arkansas and TCU, Tennessee Tech's schedule is ranked so far as the toughest one in the country according to the Sagarin rankings.
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletic department has been hit with two years of probation for “major” violations in the area of recruiting communication, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced. Additionally, the school was found responsible for its failure to monitor these violations. The major violations were committed by assistant football and basketball coaches.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
In an opinion column published in Thursday's Charlotte News & Observer, University of North Carolina Chancellor Holden Thorp defends Athletics Director Dick Baddour's handling of the problems related to the football team.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Philadelphia will be the site of the 2013 NCAA Lacrosse Championship and Baltimore will host it in 2014. Drexel is the host institution in Philadelphia and Johns Hopkins and Towson will be the hosts in Baltimore.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
HBO's Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel questioned why the NCAA would punish USC so harshly for student-athlete interactions with agents and yet would not punish the University of Florida's Urban Meyer for having 27 football players arrested for criminal behavior. His suggestion is to hold coaches and AD's as accountable for criminality as eligibility.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
Sports Illustrated takes a look at the surprising number of suicides among athletes in light of the tragedies that have struck the Denver Broncos and Penn's football team.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
Despite being entitled to 20% of the seats on powerful NCAA committees, FAR's may be a year away from full occupancy of those seats according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
The league will withhold $9.255 million from the revenues otherwise distributable to Nebraska when it leaves for the Big Ten next summer and $6,863,600 from Colorado as it moves to the Pac-10. Nebraska won't immediately share in the Big Ten's higher revenue numbers, but it is expected that within several years that revenue share will be in the $20 million range.
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
University of Dallas president Thomas Keefe announced that the university will accept an invitation to join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) for all sports. Dallas currently has 13 intercollegiate athletic programs at the NCAA Division III level, and will begin conference play in 2011-2012.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
Jack Carey of USA Today places Coach Dantonio's recent heart attack in the context of the stress of coaching in today's win-oriented and win-now pressure cooker of college sports.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
The Patriot League will mark its 20th Anniversary as an all-sport conference during the 2010-11 academic year with a variety of retrospective initiatives highlighting the achievements and personalities of former and current student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Founded in 1986 as a football-only conference, the Patriot League expanded to include 22 sports, 11 men and 11 women, in 1990 and began competition that fall.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
There is growing scientific evidence that suggests minor football hits can cause brain damage. Repetitive trauma is being seen as having a link to recent football player suicides.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
Athletic directors compete for national championships just as competitively as coaches do. This reality contributes to the athletic arms race.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
Gene Smith sees the growth of television revenues as the cause of expansion and the guide for further realignment.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
In the ten years that UC Riverside has been in Division I the results have not been impressive; and, yet, AD Stan Morrison says it was the right move. Financial woes, poor attendance and a lack of winning have plagued the formerly competitive Division II athletic program.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
Despite recent defections by Fresno State and Nevada, the WAC believes more changes are forthcoming with bigger conferences. Prudence dictates that they wait for the fallout to see what schools might be available rather than expanding now.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
The recent announcement by Penn State to start a men's and women's hockey program has the Big Ten starting to think about hockey as a conference sport. The Big Ten network could use another winter sport to televise, too.
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
Mike Hamilton is coming under increasing fire for his firing of Phil Fulmer and the resulting saga that has ensued from the hiring of Lane Kiffin. Adding to those problems is the Bruce Pearl investigation. UT is currently looking for a new president, which gives Hamilton some time to restore order.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010
Princeton University was found guilty of committing a “major violation” of NCAA rules after an alumnus paid the $33,000 cost of tuition, room and board for a member of the women’s tennis team.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
Bud Withers of the Seattle Times reports on the behind-the-scenes maneuvers that will shape the future of the Pac-10.
Thu, Sep 02, 2010
The annual ritual of debating which college football team owns the New York market is examined by the New York Times. Pretenders to the throne include, Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn, Army and Notre Dame. Big Ten membership questions could be influenced by the answer to this question.
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