The NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee has reprimanded Old Dominion University director of athletics Camden Wood Selig and head coach Bobby Wilder for violations of the NCAA’s championship policy during the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Specifically, Selig and Wilder did not attend a mandatory administrative meeting on Dec. 2, the night before Old Dominion’s second round game against Georgia Southern University. The committee determined the lack of attendance was grounds for championship misconduct. Read the rest of this entry »

After erroneously being declared dead last night on the internet It is now official. Penn State coach Joe Paterno has passed away. His family released this official statement

“He died as he lived,” the statement said. “He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community.” Read the rest of this entry »

Open Letter to Higher Education Community - Dear Higher Education Community: Higher education and intercollegiate athletics have been rocked in recent weeks by allegations of pedophilia involving coaches and young boys. Sexually abusive behavior is not confined to intercollegiate athletics or higher education. These are despicable societal ills, as well; but it is especially disturbing when those entrusted with the mission of teaching and guiding young people instead exploit and abuse them. Read the rest of this entry »

A Lehigh University football student-athlete has been publicly reprimanded and suspended from the team’s next game for misconduct during the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship.

The Division I Football Championship Committee said football student-athlete Ryan Spadola was being reprimanded and held out of Lehigh’s quarterfinal contest, against North Dakota State University this Saturday (Dec. 10), for using an inappropriate and repugnant racial reference to describe Towson University student-athletes on his Twitter page in the days leading up to their FCS preliminary round match-up. Read the rest of this entry »

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and record-setting wide receiver Michael Zweifel of Dubuque headline the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Luck, a Heisman Trophy finalist, was honored with the Academic All-America of the Year award for Division I. The winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the top quarterback in college football, Luck has led No. 4 Stanford to an 11-1 record and a berth in the Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl where the Cardinal will face No. 3 Oklahoma State on Jan. 2. Read the rest of this entry »

Two Missouri Southern State University football student-athletes were killed in a crash on Interstate 44 between Joplin and Springfield early Friday morning. Two other Missouri Southern State student-athletes – one a football player and the other a golfer – were seriously injured.

The two students killed in the accident were Michael McCrimmons, a freshman defensive back from Springfield, and Diondre Johnson, a redshirt freshman tight end from Springfield. Read the rest of this entry »

We are extremely concerned by the point-shaving allegations involving University of Hawaii football student-athletes and have been in contact with the school since early November. We take any allegation of point shaving very seriously as it is a crime that threatens two core NCAA principles – the well-being of student-athletes and the very integrity of intercollegiate sport. Read the rest of this entry »

Ohio State University football student-athlete Devier Posey must sit five games and repay benefits after receiving approximately $720 from a booster for work not performed, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. Posey also accepted approximately $100 in golf fees from another individual, which is a preferential treatment violation. Read the rest of this entry »

University of South Carolina football student-athlete Damiere Byrd must sit four games and repay benefits as a condition of becoming eligible to compete again, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff.

According to the facts submitted by the university, Byrd and his family received approximately $2,700 in recruiting inducements and impermissible benefits. These were provided by a University of South Carolina booster during Byrd’s recruitment at the institution. The impermissible benefits included lodging, transportation and meals during multiple unofficial visits to the University of South Carolina. It also included several parties at the booster’s home and gift cards. Read the rest of this entry »

University of Florida football student-athlete Sharrif Floyd must sit out two games and arrange repayment of approximately $2,700 to charity before he is eligible to compete, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. Floyd did not compete Sept. 3 and must sit out the university’s next game on Saturday (Sept. 10).

The university declared Floyd ineligible for violations of NCAA preferential treatment rules, including receiving $2,500 cash over several months from an individual not associated with the university. Floyd used the money for living expenses, transportation and other expenses. In addition, he received impermissible benefits prior to enrollment, including transportation and lodging related to unofficial visits to several institutions. University of Florida was not one of these schools. Read the rest of this entry »

The Division II regular-season football TV package opens Thursday when Central Washington visits Humboldt State. It will be the first of six Division II football games that will appear on the CBS Sports Network for the 2011 season. Games also will be syndicated on regional and local networks, and simulcast live on NCAA.com. Read the rest of this entry »

ESPN and Grande Communications announce that the Longhorn Network (LHN) will be available to University of Texas fans across the state of Texas in time for the Rice vs. Texas game on Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Owls take on the Longhorns from Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. CT (with a re-air at midnight CT). Grande Communications serves the Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, Midland/Odessa, Waco, Corpus Christi and Dallas markets. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Emmert NCAA President: Let’s make no mistake: Today’s violations in collegiate athletics are utterly indefensible. They overshadow all that is good in college sports. They cast doubt over the motivations of all involved and give credibility to the cynical view. Worse, they encourage others to cheat. That is why they cannot be tolerated.

These concerns — among others — prompted me to gather a group of Division I college presidents this month to address these problems and resolve them quickly. The result was a strong consensus and a clearly stated agenda for action, an agenda the Division I Board of Directors and I will enact in the coming weeks and months. Read the rest of this entry »

Kansas vs. Texas, a Big 12 intra-conference matchup slated for October 29, will air on Longhorn Network. The new 24/7 University of Texas network which will televise the Longhorns’ home opener against Rice University, Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m., will provide surround coverage leading into both games.

Longhorn Network will be the exclusive national distributor for the matchup with the exception of in the state of Kansas where the game will also be televised on select over-the-air stations to be determined at a later date. Kansas and Texas have met just 10 times since 1901. The Longhorns lead the series 8-2 heading into this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Eight University of Miami football student-athletes must miss competition and repay benefits as a condition of becoming eligible to play again, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. The student-athletes received varying levels of recruiting inducements and extra benefits from university booster Nevin Shapiro and athletics personnel, according to the facts of the case. Read the rest of this entry »

This season, Coors Light and Fox Sports Net (FSN) will make dreams come true – if your dream is to get unprecedented access to the college football game of your choice. Now through September 30, the brand known for “refreshment as cold as the Rockies” is giving legal-drinking-age consumers the opportunity to enter its “Dream Game” promotion for a chance to win exclusive access to their pick of college games.

Each “Dream Game” grand prize experience for the winner and three friends will be tailored to the specific game chosen. In addition to round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations, various opportunities such as locker room access, a meeting with coaches, field passes and more will be identified by FSN and the teams playing in the game selected by the winner. Read the rest of this entry »