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New NIL, health and academic benefits take effect for NCAA student-athletes August 1

By curator August 4, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

A series of reforms that deliver increased benefits to college athletes — including expanded health care coverage, increased mental health support and academic guarantees — took effect August 1after a…

Major SEC Program Must Vacate Wins Due To NCAA Violations

By curator August 2, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports

The Kentucky Wildcats football program will have to vacate all 10 wins from the 2021 season due to Level II violations officially handed down by the NCAA on Friday. Tap…

NCAA targets boosters, collectives with mandatory disclosure of athlete NIL deals. Is it legal?

By curator August 1, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed

If the settlement is approved by a federal judge, mandatory disclosure rules, an outside clearinghouse to assess deals and an enforcement process that includes neutral arbitrators will be used to…

NCAA, college leaders file landmark agreement in antitrust cases; here’s what was settled and what’s next

By curator July 26, 2024Articles, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Reports

In the wake of a landmark settlement agreement, the courts hold significant oversight over the industry’s new model and only Congress can prevent what some college leaders see as an…

House v. NCAA agreement details roster sizes, NIL transparency as college leaders set blueprint for future

By curator July 26, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, NIL, Reports, Rule Changes

The NCAA and its power conferences moved one step closer toward major change in college athletics. Tap below to read the report from CBS Sports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/house-v-ncaa-agreement-details-roster-sizes-nil-transparency-as-college-leaders-set-blueprint-for-future/

College Baseball ‘Way Too Early’ Top 25 Rankings For 2025

By curator July 24, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Baseball, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Tap below to see Baseball America's early Top 25 for 2025. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/college-baseball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-for-2025/

Sources: NCAA to increase scholarships for sports, with football getting roster limit of 105 players

By curator July 24, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

During a meeting Tuesday, power conference commissioners finalized new roster-size limits that pave the way for athletic departments to distribute millions of dollars in new scholarships to athletes. Tap below…

Expanded use of one-way communication proposed in baseball

By curator July 12, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Expanding the use of one-way communication devices, beginning with the 2025 season, was recommended by the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee during its meeting this week in Indianapolis. Tap below to…

U.S. appeals court ruling leaves open possibility of college athletes being considered employees

By curator July 11, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports

A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of college athletes being considered employees of their schools under minimum-wage law, but it sent the case back…

Tech baseball alumnus Jim Wilhoite makes gift toward ‘Hack Shack’ facility

By curator July 9, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Baseball, News, Pressed, Reports

COOKEVILLE -- Jim Wilhoite (`79 industrial technology) knows what quality baseball facilities can do for players, coaches and a program. Wilhoite, who played baseball for the Golden Eagles under Coach…