The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Southeast Missouri State University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Southeast Missouri State University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel” or “COI”) recently issued its findings and found that Southeast Missouri State University (“SEMO” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. The case also included a former assistant women’s basketball coach. A panel of the committee […]
Deppe v. NCAA: Antitrust Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Cap on Football Scholarships and Removal of Tran
Deppe v. NCAA: Antitrust Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Cap on Football Scholarships and Removal of Tran Peter Deppe (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) filed suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (hereinafter “NCAA” or “Defendant”) under Section 1 of the Sherman. The suit was filed on March 8, 2016 in the United States District Court, Southern District of […]
Berger v. NCAA: Motion to Dismiss Granted
Berger v. NCAA: Motion to Dismiss Granted The three plaintiffs in this matter were one time members of the women’s track and field team at the University of Pennsylvania (“Penn”). The plaintiffs argue they are employees of Penn for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and, thus, they are entitled under the […]
Metcalf v. University of North Carolina: Dismissed
Metcalf v. University of North Carolina: Dismissed Several University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (“UNC”) student-athletes filed suit against UNC alleging they were coerced into taking “shadow curriculum” based on bogus classes. Additionally, the student-athletes argued they were blocked from receiving the education they were promised because coaches and administrators funneled them into “sham” courses […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of Louisiana, Lafayette
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of Louisiana, Lafayette The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel” or “COI”) recently issued its findings and found that the University of Louisiana, Lafayette (“ULL” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. This case initially arose out of a different investigation at another member institution. The […]
Missouri House Bill No. 1743
The University of Missouri’s football student-athletes banded together for a cause they believed to be important and indicated if certain administrators chose not to step down, the student-athletes would not play football. Quickly, administrators resigned or indicated they would later resign. The Missouri legislature responded with House Bill No. 1743 (“Bill”). In pertinent part, the […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of Hawaii, Manoa
The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel”) recently issued its findings and found that the University of Hawaii, Manoa (“UH” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. This case involved the men’s basketball program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It centered on the former head men’s basketball coach permitting and instructing his […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel”) recently issued its findings and found that Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne (“IUPU” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. The Committee considered this case through the cooperative summary disposition process […]
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Florida A&M University
The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Florida A&M University The NCAA Committee on Infractions (“Committee” or “Panel”) recently issued its findings and found that Florida A&M University (“FAMU” or “Institution”) committed violations of NCAA legislation. The Committee considered this case through the cooperative summary disposition process in which all parties agreed to the primary […]
NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee: Syracuse University (Boeheim Appeal)
NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee: Syracuse University (Boeheim Appeal) On March 6, 2015, the Committee on Infractions (“COI”) issued its decision involving infractions committed by Syracuse University (“Syracuse” or “Institution”), in which the COI found violations of NCAA legislation in the men’s basketball and football programs. On the basis of those findings, COI determined […]