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NCAA Considers Five-Year Eligibility Rule, Ending Redshirts
Student-athlete eligibility in college sports is more muddled and legally combative than ever. Changes now under consideration could seek to resolve that.
Iowa State terminates women’s gymnastics during season
Iowa State Cyclones made an incredibly difficult decision to suspend their women’s gymnastics season after only four competitions on Feb. 8. Conflicts arose between individual teammates, members of the coaching staff and parents that made it impossible for the team to operate properly. However, several players have reported off the record the systemic issues with the program dating back before 2018 across several atheltic staff and coaches that does not sync with the timeline this was a current player issue but the same issues related to lack of funding of the program as the key issue.
SEC considers nuclear option. Could walk away from NCAA, fix things itself
Late last week, Georgia president Jere Morehead — the most powerful president in college sports — said essentially the same thing. On Monday afternoon, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey didn’t exactly shy away from the idea of going it alone, though couching it by saying the league “talks every spring” about rules they could make and and follow alone.
Nick Saban asks Congress to ‘bring order’ via college sports bill
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban faced several United States senators Wednesday morning in a historic hearing on Capitol Hill and pleaded for Congress to “bring order to a system that badly needs fixing” in the NIL and transfer portal era.
‘Creating havoc everywhere’ — House-NCAA settlement causing crunch for Olympic sports as roster limits come into focus
The new roster limits are eliminating thousands of Division I roster spots — mostly for football and Olympic sports. Here’s why, and what’s next.
USA Today: Congress pulls major college sports bill after bipartisan backlash: ‘Not ready for prime time’
“The SCORE Act (college sports) is well-intended but falls short and is not ready for prime time. I will vote no,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas).
