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Travis Hunter’s move to an HBCU is just the latest infuriating change for the establishment
Like prized recruit Travis Hunter, Jackson State University coach Deion Sanders has a lot of gall. The nerve of them! […] The post Travis Hunter’s move to an HBCU is just the latest infuriating change for the establishment appeared first on TheGrio.
news.yahoo.comNCAA puts Auburn hoops on 4 years probation, suspends Pearl
The NCAA has placed the Auburn men's basketball program on four years probation for unethical conduct involving former associate head coach Chuck Person and imposed a two-game suspension on coach Bruce Pearl for failing to monitor his assistant and adequately promote compliance. An NCAA Committee on Infractions panel issued its findings Friday but mostly accepted Auburn's self-imposed penalties in the case dating back to September 2017, when FBI agents arrested Person as part of a wide-ranging investigation into corruption in college basketball.
news.yahoo.comWake Forest coach: NCAA should review rules on fake slides
Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said the NCAA needs to review its rules on whether quarterbacks should be allowed to “fake slide” after escaping the pocket. Clawson’s statement came after his team’s 45-21 loss to Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday night in which Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett used a fake slide to freeze defenders and run for a 58-yard touchdown on the game’s first possession. After Pickett broke containment on a third-down run, he briefly stutter-stepped and pretended to slide after picking up the first down.
news.yahoo.comHurricanes earn NCAA Volleyball Championship bid after four-year drought
Miami’s women’s volleyball team experienced the best start to a season in a decade back in early October. Outside hitters Angela Grieve and Peyman Yardimci each provided a spark to keep the Hurricanes’ exterior attack as strong as the interior. South Alabama, on the other hand, enters NCAA postseason competition on a 13-match winning streak with a 7-2 mark in neutral settings. The Jaguars, led by outside hitter Carissa Bradford with 330 kills, are matched up against a Hurricanes team that ranks second in opponent hitting percentage (.186) and fifth in kills per set (13.65). I’m already looking forward to getting to Gainesville.”Five Hurricanes also garnered All-ACC honors, setting another groundbreaking record in team history.
themiamihurricane.comPac-12's head coach vacancies are likely to grow
Three of those were in the Pac-12, with Washington, Washington Sate and USC all dismissing their coaches in the midst of the regular season. Cougars head coach Nick Rolovich refused to get vaccinated although it was required of state employees.
news.yahoo.comVeteran leadership and new talent: Miami men’s and women’s basketball preview
In the past few years, Miami’s men’s and women’s basketball programs demonstrated promise to compete in the very talented Atlantic Coast Conference, but for both teams, the hunt for a return to the NCAA tournament still looms. The Hurricanes return veteran leadership and introduce talent in the form of high school recruits and NCAA transfer portal products. “I think there’s going to be a newness to the team, it’s going to be very odd,” Miami women’s basketball head coach Katie Meier said. On the men’s side, the team looks to reach its first NCAA Tournament since 2018, with a reason to believe in achieving that goal. Both are determined to guide the Hurricanes out of the bottom of the conference to the NCAA Tournament stage.
themiamihurricane.comBetting on in-state college sports teams approved by Illinois lawmakers over objections from school athletic directors
Betting on the outcome of games played by in-state colleges would become legal in Illinois under legislation passed by the General Assembly and awaiting a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
chicagotribune.comNCAA accuses Louisville, Mack of additional allegations
The NCAA has amended its Notice of Allegations against Louisville, adding additional violations committed by the men’s basketball program that include impermissible activities and accusations coach Chris Mack did not promote an atmosphere for compliance. Already under review by the Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) for violations related to a college basketball corruption case detailed in a May 2020 NOA, the school received the amendment on Thursday from the governing body’s Complex Case Unit. — Presumed Mack responsible for both allegations.
news.yahoo.comEx-Baylor coach Art Briles: ‘NCAA found no wrongdoing or violations for a reason’
“I’m no doubt, the most scrutinized and investigated college head Coach in last 25 years,” former Baylor football coach Art Briles said via text message. “NCAA found no wrongdoing or violations for a reason.”
news.yahoo.comFor new generation of Olympians, path was through NCAA beach
April Ross was 24 years old when she first started playing beach volleyball, the sport that would eventually send her to four Olympics. At that age, Sarah Sponcil is already headed to the Summer Games. Sponcil and her 25-year-old partner, Kelly Claes, are the first generation to come up through an NCAA beach volleyball program that didn’t exist until 2012 — long after Ross graduated from Southern California.
news.yahoo.comNCAA allows athletes to profit off NIL; UM, D’Eriq King pounce on opportunity
The NCAA made history Wednesday afternoon announcing that college athletes will have the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness (NIL) effective Thursday, July 1. NCAA athletes will now have the freedom to utilize their NIL to profit from a variety of sources, including social media posts and advertisements, autograph sales, merchandise and endorsements. Dating back to 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, there has been increased momentum among state legislatures to pass NIL laws. As of Thursday, 24 states have passed NIL laws, with 12 states – including Florida – passing laws that went into effect July 1. King held a paid event Thursday night at The Wharf Miami, with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in attendance.
themiamihurricane.comNCAA allows athletes to profit off NIL; UM, D’Eriq King pounce on opportunity
The NCAA made history Wednesday afternoon announcing that college athletes will have the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness (NIL) effective Thursday, July 1. NCAA athletes will now have the freedom to utilize their NIL to profit from a variety of sources, including social media posts and advertisements, autograph sales, merchandise and endorsements. Dating back to 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, there has been increased momentum among state legislatures to pass NIL laws. As of Thursday, 24 states have passed NIL laws, with 12 states – including Florida – passing laws that went into effect July 1. King held a paid event Thursday night at The Wharf Miami, with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in attendance.
themiamihurricane.comReggie Bush wants his Heisman trophy and college stats restored after new NCAA policy: "I never cheated this game"
"It is my strong belief that I won the Heisman trophy 'solely' due to my hard work and dedication on the football field and it is also my firm belief that my records should be reinstated," Bush said in a statement.
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