NCAA Removes Football Signing, Initial Counting Limits in Recruiting for Next Two Years

NCAA Removes Football Signing, Initial Counting Limits in Recruiting for Next Two Years

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The transfer portal has decimated some teams and the NCAA found it apparent to tweak the rules in recruiting by eliminating signing and initial counting limits in college football for the next two years.

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NCAA Releases COVID Guidance For Fall Sports

NCAA Releases COVID Guidance For Fall Sports

NCAA Release

The NCAA has released guidance for fall training and competition amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Fall Training and Competition document includes testing, quarantine, isolation, and other athletic and nonathletic activity considerations for unvaccinated and fully vaccinated Tier 1 individuals. As previously defined, Tier 1 individuals are those with the highest exposure (for example, student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials).

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Big Ten Releases Statement on Monday’s Supreme Court Ruling

Big Ten Releases Statement on Monday’s Supreme Court Ruling

Written by Amanda Pavelka (@AmandaPavelka3)

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the NCAA Monday, making it so they can no longer place limits on education-related benefits that student-athletes can receive for playing college sports. NCAA versus Alston case did not discuss salary for student athletes, but rather benefits directly related to their education such as laptops, tablets, musical instruments, lab materials, tutoring, study-abroad programs, academic awards, and internships.

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Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Student-Athletes

Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Student-Athletes

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the NCAA may not place limits on education-related benefits that student-athletes can receive for playing collegiate sports. While the ball was already rolling in this direction, this landmark decision will very likely redefine the notion of amateurism and possibly usher out the current NCAA model.

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