Photo Credit: unafraidshow.com On December 16, 2020, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear an appeal from the NCAA and eleven of its top-level conferences in a case that challenges the Association's restriction on student-athlete compensation. In 2021, the high court will decide whether the NCAA's rules which limit athlete compensation to scholarships is... Continue Reading →
“Bubbleville” is Coming to NCAA College Basketball
Two days ago, the NCAA announced that it plans to move the entire 68-team men's basketball tournament to one city in 2021, as opposed to the 13 predetermined preliminary round sites. The decision came after it became apparent to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee that conducting the championship at the preliminary round sites, which... Continue Reading →
University Athletic Departments Are Cutting Sports – Is This the New COVID Trend or Was it Planned?
Photo Credit: Chris Chavez (Twitter) Over the past 6 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc. From unemployment and furloughs to small businesses closing, almost everyone has suffered in one way or another. As the months pass, the drastic and long lasting effects are beginning to show their face. One of these long lasting effects... Continue Reading →
Collegiate Athletics and Sports Betting: An Entanglement
Despite continued efforts to avoid crossovers between sports gambling and collegiate sports, the NCAA is between a rock and a hard place. As schools all over the country desperately search for ways to generate revenue, some athletic departments decided to take matters into their own hands and push the envelope. The most recent example is... Continue Reading →
#WorldMentalHealthDay: Advocating for Student Athlete Mental Health in the “College Athletes Bill of Rights”
Photo Credit: Humanium October 10, 2020. Today is World Mental Health Day and it comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The past months have brought many challenges for everyone around the world and it is expected that the need for mental health support... Continue Reading →
The Connection Between COVID-19 and Student Athlete Mental Health Part II: A Deeper Dive with Hanna Hall
As I reported last week, the NCAA conducted a Student-Athlete COVID-19 Well Being Survey back in May 2020, the results of which were astounding. The mental health concerns student athletes experienced during the month of May were 150% to 250% higher than historically reported. Now, the NCAA hasn't conducted a follow up survey, but one... Continue Reading →
BREAKING: Mid-American Conference football will resume November 4; UB waiting for state approval.
Source: UB / Paul Hokanson. The Mid-American Conference voted today to resume the 2020 fall football season, culminating in a six-game schedule beginning on November 4. This announcement comes days after reports that the MAC presidents would vote today to resume the season. The Mid-American Conference was the first Football Bowl Subdivision conference to halt... Continue Reading →
The Connection Between COVID-19 and Student Athlete Mental Health
Back in March 2020, more than 460,000 NCAA student athletes' worlds came crashing down and life as they knew it ceased to exist. When the Coronavirus finally hit the United States, no one could have imagined the devastating impact it would have on collegiate sports. After the NBA suspended games upon finding that a Utah... Continue Reading →
College football is not separate from other NCAA sports.
Stanford women's soccer celebrates its 2019 national championship. Source: John Todd / ISI Photos. There is a way to have college football this season. Every conference could have a bubble, and teams would play Thursday through Saturday. Academics would not be an issue, as multiple colleges have opted to the virtual education route anyways. But,... Continue Reading →
COVID-19’s Legal Ramifications Part 4: Not Returning Seniors may Violate Title IX
This series is a discussion of the legal issues in the sports world amid the novel coronavirus. This is a first for our forum, where each of our contributors will be authoring at least one post, discussing either the sports world now, or what will likely happen in the future, during this unprecedented time. One post will... Continue Reading →