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NCAA focused on employment status of athletes at Senate hearing

By curator October 17, 2023Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed

At a Senate hearing Tuesday, NCAA president Charlie Baker shifted the focus of college sports' needs toward the possibility of athletes being deemed employees of their schools and away from…

NCAA Council votes to shrink transfer portal window for athletes across all Division I sports

By curator October 4, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports, Transfer Portal

Changes are coming to the transfer portal with the NCAA in the process of shortening the number of days players have to enter their name into the portal. Tap below…

DI Council introduces proposals to boost student-athlete NIL protections

By curator October 4, 2023FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

The Division I Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to introduce several proposals intended to enhance student-athlete protections regarding their name, image and likeness rights. Tap below to read the release…

Ole Miss DT DeSanto Rollins sues Kiffin, school over mental health

By curator September 15, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Ole Miss defensive tackle DeSanto Rollins, who said he was recently kicked off the team for missing practices and meetings during a "mental health crisis," is suing the university and…

Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players File Petition to Unionize

By curator September 14, 2023FYI, NCAA, News, Reports

On Wednesday, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize. The team, which included players but not student managers, has filed with…

DI Board statement regarding transfer waivers

By curator September 12, 2023FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, Transfer Portal

"The NCAA is aware of violent – and possibly criminal – threats recently directed at committee members involved in regulatory decisions. The national office is coordinating with law enforcement and…

Discussion on changes to College Football Playoff model delayed until realignment, ACC expansion is complete

By curator August 30, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

With so much up in the air, the CFP management committee opted to wait before seriously discussing alternative models for the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. Tap below to read…

Half of San Diego’s football team to receive disciplinary action following offseason hazing incident

By curator August 30, 2023NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

Approximately half of the University of San Diego football team will receive "varying degrees of disciplinary action" following an offseason hazing incident within the program, university president James T. Harris…

ACC postpones scheduled meeting to address expansion in wake of apparent shooting on North Carolina campus

By curator August 28, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

ACC presidents have postponed a scheduled meeting for Monday regarding potential conference expansion, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd, after an apparent shooting at the University of North Carolina…

Sources: ACC presidents to meet on conference expansion on Monday night

By curator August 28, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, Reports

ACC presidents are scheduled to meet on a call Monday evening to discuss and potentially take action on expanding to add Cal, Stanford and SMU, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Tap…