NJCAA Athletes who signed an NJCAA Letter of Intent with an NJCAA member two-year college for their freshman year are to be notified no later than June 15 if they are going to be signed to another NJCAA Letter of Intent for their sophomore year. If they are NOT signed to a new NJCAA Letter […]
In a recent post, I shared that NCAA Division I has extended their recruiting Dead Period for all sports through June 30. In contrast, NCAA Division II has announced that they will enter a Quiet Period starting June 1 and continuing until June 30. During the Quiet Period, Division II coaches: Can invite recruits to […]
Athletes who transfer from a junior college to an NCAA athletic program should know that there are specific academic requirements that must be satisfied while attending the junior college in order to be eligible in their first year of attendance at an NCAA university. Those academic requirements will vary depending upon the following factors: 1. […]
The NCAA Board of Governors recently received a lengthy 31-page report from the “Federal and State Legislation Working Group” suggesting broad recommendations for new rules that will permit student-athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image or likeness. When approved, student-athletes will be able to accept payment within the NCAA rules for […]
California State University Chancellor Tim White has announced that their 23-campus system will provide instruction online only this Fall with limited exceptions (such as for lab courses and clinical classes). As a consequence of that action, the NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association – which is the athletic home of many Cal State campuses […]
The NCAA has announced that the Division I recruiting Dead Period for all sports that has been imposed in the wake of COVID-19 has now been extended through June 30. As a reminder, this means that Division I coaches are not allowed to have any in-person interaction with high school or junior college recruits, or […]
With some universities experiencing coaching changes as the academic year winds down, I thought it would be good to address some of the common questions we receive from athletes and families when that happens. Does a coaching change give me a “free” transfer to another university? A coaching change (whether the coach is fired or […]
There are a couple of unique aspects of NCAA Division III’s granting of an automatic or blanket waiver for spring sport athletes that we want to share with you. The way that NCAA Division III is applying their “blanket waiver” for spring sport athletes due to COVID-19 is that – in effect – the 2020 […]
Those of you who are regular followers of our newsletters or readers of our blog may recall that the NCAA Transfer Working Group has been discussing possible changes to Waiver guidelines. These proposed changes would make it possible for scholarship student-athletes in baseball, basketball, football and men’s ice hockey to receive a transfer waiver which […]
Last Friday, the NCAA Division I Council adopted a change to the enrollment requirements for a student-athlete who transfers to a Division I program after having graduated from their previous university. Under the previous rule, a student-athlete who used a graduate transfer to compete at an NCAA Division I university after receiving their bachelor’s degree must […]
