NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee: Brigham Young University
NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee: Brigham Young University On November 9, 2018, the Committee on Infractions (“COI”) issued its report in which COI found violations of NCAA legislation in Brigham Young University’s (“BYU” or “Institution”) men’s basketball program. On the basis of those findings, COI determined this was a Level II Standard case and […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Christian Brothers University (Division II)
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Christian Brothers University (Division II) The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions (“COI” or “Committee”) is an independent administrative body comprised of individuals from the NCAA Division II membership and the public charged with deciding infractions cases involving member institutions and their staffs. COI is charged with deciding […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Seton Hall University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Seton Hall University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that the Seton Hall (“SHU” or “Seton Hall”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. The case was resolved through a negotiated resolution. A men’s basketball prospective student-athlete (“prospect”) attended high school in New […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of South Carolina
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of South Carolina The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found that the University of South Carolina (“USC”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. The case was resolved through a negotiated resolution. The weekend of January 27, 2018, a highly rated high school […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Georgia Institute of Technology
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Georgia Institute of Technology The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel” or “COI”) recently issued its findings and found that Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. This case centered on inducement and benefit violations involving the men’s basketball staff and […]
Will the California Fair Pay to Play Act Survive a Constitutional Challenge Filed by the NCAA?
Will the California Fair Pay to Play Act Survive a Constitutional Challenge Filed by the NCAA? Will the California Fair Pay to Play Act Survive a Constitutional Challenge Filed by the NCAA? Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom executed California Senate Bill 206, commonly referred to as the Fair Pay to Play Act (“Act”), making it […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Mississippi State University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Mississippi State University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently issued its findings and found through a negotiated resolution that Mississippi State University (“MSU”) committed major violations of NCAA legislation. On January 19, 2019, an athletics academic advisor at MSU met with a fellow athletics academic advisor who […]
Dawson v. NCAA: Ninth Circuit Concludes Athletes are Not Employees of the NCAA or PAC-12
Dawson v. NCAA: Ninth Circuit Concludes Athletes are Not Employees of the NCAA or PAC-12 Lamar Dawson (“Dawson”) played football for the University of Southern California (“USC”), a Division I FBS member of the NCAA’s PAC-12 Conference (“PAC-12”). In this matter, Dawson does not allege that he was an employee of USC, so the pure […]
The NCAA Quickly Revises the Agent Certification Requirements
The NCAA Quickly Revises the Agent Certification Requirements Approximately one week after disseminating its new agent certification process, the NCAA revised the certification requirements in response to substantial backlash relating to what was dubbed the #RichPaulRule. Citing the NBPA’s history of granting waivers to its requirement of a bachelor’s degree, the NCAA modified the qualifications […]
The NCAA gets into the Agent Certification Business
The NCAA gets into the Agent Certification Business The NCAA has decided to regulate men’s basketball agents to the chagrin of agents and many pundits and athletes including King James. The NCAA decided to regulate agents based on an April 2018 report issued by the Commissions on College Basketball chaired by Condoleezza Rice. As a […]