The FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2020-21 academic year becomes available on October 1. Should I fill out the FAFSA? Even if you don’t want to complete the FAFSA form – whether you believe you won’t qualify anyway or because your athlete is being offered a substantial athletic scholarship – […]
Last week on our Informed Athlete Facebook page I shared a brief comment about an article from a University of Kentucky fan website. The article noted the football coach responding “No” when asked whether their injured quarterback would qualify for a medical redshirt for this season after receiving a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 7. […]
Currently, sports betting is now legal in 13 states with 6 more states reported to begin within the next year. This comes after a 2018 Supreme Court decision to return such control to the states. An NCAA athlete’s participation in sports gambling, or sharing information that can be used by sports gamblers, can result in […]
When an NCAA DI athlete is considering a transfer to another DI university, there are 2 basic steps in the process. Step 1: Submit a written request to be entered into the Transfer Portal. Prior to the establishment of the NCAA DI Transfer Portal last year, a student-athlete was required to get the permission of […]
The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate is a calculation that was designed to improve the academic standards of Division I sports teams and the progress of DI athletes toward graduation. Each DI scholarship athlete has 2 potential points that they can earn for their team at the end of each semester that will impact each team’s […]
Social media and media outlets continue to speculate and report on college athletes who they think might be considering a transfer. This past week, some student-athletes learned that they weren’t going to be the starter at their position and decided that the “grass is greener” at another university. This time of year, we get many calls […]
NCAA Division I and Division II Student-Athletes who receive notice that they have been awarded an “outside source” scholarship, should inform the compliance office at their university to avoid possible financial aid violations. Here’s why: New this year for NCAA Division I – Athletes receiving scholarships from “outside sources” may be limited to accepting no […]
September 1 of a high school recruit’s junior year “opens the door” for the following recruiting activities in selected NCAA Division I sports: Baseball – Official and unofficial visits and receiving phone calls, text messages, and email or other direct correspondence Women’s Basketball – Receiving phone calls, text messages, and email or other direct correspondence Football – Receiving […]
The most important factor in a Medical Hardship Waiver request is the quality of medical documentation to substantiate the injury. The best case scenario for an athlete to be granted a medical hardship waiver is when the medical documentation from the actual time of the injury or diagnosis includes a statement such as: “This athlete is not […]
The “redshirt” rule is quite different for NCAA Division III athletes than it is for NCAA DI and DII student-athletes and can have major consequences if not known or understood. NCAA Division III rules require that an athlete be charged with one of their four “seasons of participation” if they participate in a game or […]
