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CFP, NCAA Will Reimburse Athletes’ Families for Travel

Posted on January 6, 2015

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff says it will help pay for the parents and guardians of Ohio State and Oregon players to travel to the national championship game in North Texas on Monday.

The NCAA granted a waiver to the College Football Playoff to provide a reimbursement of up to $1,250 per parent or guardian that will cover hotel accommodations, travel and meals.

The NCAA also announced it will provide a similar reimbursement to the families of athletes who compete in the men’s and women’s basketball Final Fours.

The NCAA will pay up to $3,000 total in travel, hotel and meal expenses for family members of student-athletes who compete in the Final Four. The NCAA will pay up to $4,000 for each of the student-athletes who compete in championship games.

NCAA Executive Backs Athlete Image Compensation

Posted on December 18, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Oliver Luck isn’t changing his position about paying college athletes for the use of their names, images or likenesses.

The NCAA’s new executive vice president of regulatory affairs believes it’s a fundamental right.

On Thursday, one day after accepting the post, the former West Virginia athletic director outlined a broad vision for what he hopes to do. His goals include creating better relationships with schools, providing more clarity and transparency about rules and enforcement decisions, and helping cope with a variety of lawsuits already in the system.

While Luck has said previously he believes athletes should be compensated for using their likenesses and reiterated the need to “do the right thing, Luck says he has not yet discussed that position with his new boss, NCAA President Mark Emmert.

Judge Rejects NCAA Concussions Deal

Posted on December 17, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a proposed $75 million head injury settlement with the NCAA as too broad.

U.S. District Judge John Lee in Chicago issued a 21-page ruling Wednesday denying preliminary approval. He did say the deal could be altered to address his concerns, which include the scope of the proposal. At an October hearing, he raised similar concerns, saying, “The settlement, as it’s constituted, includes every athlete for all time.”

Under the settlement, NCAA would toughen return-to-play rules for players with concussions. It would also create a $70 million fund to test current and former athletes for brain trauma, and set aside $5 million for research.

NET to Broadcast NCAA Volleyball Matches

Posted on December 4, 2014

NET and the Nebraska Athletic Department announced Thursday that the Huskers’ Friday night NCAA Tournament first-round match will air statewide on NET. If the Huskers advance to Saturday night’s 7 p.m. second-round match against Kansas State or Utah, that match will also broadcast live on NET. The NET broadcasts will also be streamed online for free at BTN2GO.com if your cable provider includes the Big Ten Network. All three matches this weekend will also have a free video stream at Huskers.com.

Larry Punteney and Kathi Wieskamp will call the action for NET from the Bob Devaney Sports Center, as Nebraska opens the NCAA Tournament against Hofstra on Friday at 7 p.m., or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match if it runs late. Nebraska’s match will start no sooner than 7 p.m.

All of Nebraska’s matches will also be available on the radio on selected Husker Sports Network stations, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, and 94.9 FM in Omaha on Friday and 93.3 FM in Omaha if NU plays on Saturday. Audio is also free online at Huskers.com.

There are still some tickets available for this weekend’s matches at the Devaney Center. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-8BIGRED or visiting Huskers.com.

NCAA’s First Four Returning to Dayton Through 2018

Posted on November 17, 2014

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The NCAA has announced it is keeping the men’s basketball First Four at the University of Dayton through 2018.

March Madness has started in Dayton every year since 2001, from 2001-10 as the opening round and 2011-14 as the First Four — pitting the last eight seeded teams in the 68-team field.

The University of Dayton Arena has hosted more NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament games (105) than any other venue in the nation. The arena has hosted the NCAA tournament in 28 seasons.

The NCAA was set to play the First Four in Dayton in 2015, but disclosed on Monday that it would also host the next three years as well.

Omaha to Host 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional

Posted on November 17, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s CenturyLink Center will host a NCAA men’s basketball tournament regional in 2018, with the winner advancing to the Final Four.

Omaha’s selection was announced Monday along with other preliminary sites for the 2016-18 tournaments.

The Division I men’s basketball committee announced Omaha would host the Midwest Regional in 2018. The East Regional is in Boston, the West is in Los Angeles and the South is in Atlanta.

The CenturyLink Center will host second- and third-round games this March.

Gordon Sets NCAA Single-Game Rush Record

Posted on November 15, 2014

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon ran for 408 yards through three quarters Saturday against Nebraska, to break LaDanian Tomlinson’s single-game major college football rushing record with 15 minutes still to go.

Gordon set the mark on a 26-yard touchdown on the final play of the third quarter to give the 22nd-ranked Badgers a 52-17 lead on the 11th-ranked Cornhuskers.

It was Gordon’s fourth touchdown run of the night. He had 25 carries.

Gordon did not re-enter the game when Wisconsin started its first series of the fourth quarter.

The record had stood since Nov. 20, 1999, when Tomlinson had 406 yards on 43 carries for TCU against UTEP.

NCAA Selects Men’s Final Four Sites for 2017-21

Posted on November 14, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball championship is going West in 2017.

Phoenix is one of five future Final Four sties chosen Friday by the men’s basketball committee. The others are San Antonio in 2018, Minneapolis in 2019 and Atlanta in 2020. Indianapolis, where the NCAA is based, will host the 2021 Final Four even though the committee was only expected to award games through 2020.

Three other cities, including St. Louis, also made bids.

The NCAA last played a Final Four in the Pacific time zone in 1995 when Seattle was the host site. San Antonio has hosted the Final Four three times since 1998. Minneapolis and Atlanta will be playing in new venues. Indy is hosting the Final Four this year, the seventh time the city has hosted the event.

Paige, Harrell Head AP Preseason Team

Posted on November 3, 2014

Duke’s Jahlil Okafor has become the third freshman in five years to be named to The Associated Press’ preseason All-American team.

The rest of the team, announced Monday, has a bit more experience: North Carolina junior point guard Marcus Paige, Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky, Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell and Wichita State junior point guard Fred VanVleet.

North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes in 2010 and Andrew Wiggins of Kansas last season also made the AP’s preseason team as freshmen.

Paige was the leading vote getter, named on 58 ballots by the 65-member national media panel. Harrell was second with 56 votes.

Kaminsky led the Badgers to the Final Four last season and VanVleet played there with the Shockers two years ago.

NCAA Starts to Establish Governance Structure

Posted on October 31, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Board of Directors is asking school leaders to present a more diverse list of potential committee members as it starts reshaping its governance structure.

Board members were expected to vote Thursday on candidates for the new committee, called the Council. But the board was not satisfied with the diversity of the pool. With the Council scheduled to begin work in January, the NCAA says the board will conduct a final vote next month.

Chairman Nathan Hatch, the president at Wake Forest, says a more diverse Council will lead to “better decisions” for the NCAA.