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Court Allows Scholarship Case vs. NCAA to Proceed

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has lost another round in court, this time over scholarships.

A judge in the Southern District of Indiana rejected a motion from the NCAA to dismiss a case brought by former college football player John Rock.

Rock contends that after playing three seasons at Gardner-Webb in North Carolina, a new coaching staff refused to renew his scholarship. Rock says that forced him to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to earn his degree.

Rock says the one-year scholarship used by schools at the time and NCAA-mandated scholarship limits limited his choices. The NCAA now allows schools to offer multiyear scholarships.

NCAA’s Enforcement Staff Will Go Back to School

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will soon be sending enforcement staff members back to school.

Interim enforcement chief Jonathan Duncan told The Associated Press it’s part of a broader plan to give investigators a firsthand glimpse into what campus leaders contend with every day.

Duncan took over as the department head in March after an embarrassing scandal led to the ouster of Julie Roe Lach.

In five months, Duncan has devised a plan that includes more intensive staff training on NCAA rules, investigation and interview techniques, and the ever-changing world of campus life. He also plans to hire a director of quality control, a newly-created position that he hopes will help improve NCAA relations with school leaders in an attempt to help restore the department’s tattered public image.

NCAA Board Starts Discussing Governance Changes

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsThe NCAA’s board of directors and executive committee held preliminary discussions on possible changes to the governance structure Thursday.

It’s going to take a lot longer to find something that works for everyone.

Less than one month after the commissioners of college football’s most powerful conferences unanimously called on the NCAA to change the way it does business, the two committees used their regularly-scheduled meeting to continue the discussions.

Board Chairman Nathan Hatch did not give details about what a formal proposal might look like. The two committees are expected to hold more expansive discussions during a two-day meeting at January’s national convention in San Diego. No plan is expected to be voted on until at least August 2015.

NCAA Getting Out of Jersey-Selling Business

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsThe NCAA is getting out of the jersey-selling business.

On Thursday, NCAA President Mark Emmert acknowledged that it was “hypocritical” for the governing body to be selling jerseys of players and other college athletes on its own web site. He said it did not fit the NCAA’s own model. He said all of the items would be removed as soon as possible.

The decision comes less than a week after Heisman Trophy-winner Johnny Manziel was accused of receiving money for signing autographs. That would be a violation of NCAA rules, and if proven, could jeopardize his eligibility.

USA Today reported this week that some of the items sold on an NCAA site could be searched by using the names of specific players.

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