Mental Health Concerns Up 150% to 200% Among NCAA Student-Athletes
A new NCAA survey shows that mental health concerns among its student-athletes are currently 150% to 200% higher than usual during the coronavirus pandemic.
NCAA Rejects ‘One-Time Transfer’ Waiver, Will Wholly Rewrite Transfer Rules
The NCAA’s Division I Council says it will adopt new rules regarding eligibility for transfers, rather than accepting the proposed ‘one-time transfer’ waiver.
NCAA Reportedly Votes to Approve Voluntary Activities for Football, Basketball
The NCAA vote reportedly approves voluntary athletic activities in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball to start June 1 and go through June 30.
NCAA Extends Division 1 Recruiting Dead Period for All Sports Through June 30
The Division I dead period was initially instituted in March to last through April 15 in the wake of winter NCAA championship cancellations.
NCAA Division II Veers from Division I Plan, Moves into Recruiting Quiet Period
Several 2020-21 measures have been put into action, or entered consideration, by the NCAA’s Division II in the last few days.
SwimSwam Pulse: 67% Predict More NCAA Sit-Outs In 2021 Than In 2020
Two thirds of voters said they expect even more athletes to sit out the 2020-2021 NCAA season, even after a huge number of redshirts in 2019-2020.
NCAA To ‘Modernize’ Name-Image-Likeness Rules For Student-Athletes By 2021-2022
The NCAA announced that it would be “modernizing” its rules that currently prevent student-athletes from profiting from their names, images, or likenesses.
22 More Conferences Ask For 2-Year Waiver on NCAA Minimum Sport Requirements
22 more conferences are asking the NCAA to relax rules on how many sports a Division I school must sponsor, perhaps paving the way for sports cuts.
Arizona President Suggests College Football May Be Pushed To Winter/Spring
Robert Robbins said this week that he doubts the college football season will start on time, and said one option is to push all fall sports to early 2021.
NCAA Updates Virtual Team Meeting & Recruiting Rules, Eligibility Requirements
Among the updates is that all NCAA Division I sports teams can now require up to eight hours per week of virtual meetings.
Conference Commissioners Ask For NCAA To Relax Sponsored Sport Requirements
Commissioners of five mid-major conferences have asked the NCAA to temporarily relax its rules on how many sports a school must sponsor.
Olympic Drain Returns: 16 of 26 NCAA Invite Times Get Slower In 2020
The slowest times invited to the 2020 NCAA Championships actually got slower in a majority of events than their counterparts from the 2019 NCAA invite list.
NCAA Extends Recruiting Dead Period For All Sports Through May 31st
Previously set to expire on April 15, the NCAA has extended its in-person recruiting dead period through May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCAA “Unlikely” To Grant An Extra Year Of Eligibility To Winter Athletes
The NCAA is reportedly unlikely to grant an additional year of eligibility to the winter athletes who had their seasons cut short due to the coronavirus.
NCAA Agrees To Grant Division I & III Spring Athletes Eligibility Relief
The NCAA Council Coordination Committee has agreed to grant a year of eligibility relief to spring athletes due to the season’s cancellation.
