University of Florida football student-athlete Sharrif Floyd must sit out two games and arrange repayment of approximately $2,700 to charity before he is eligible to compete, according to a decision today by the NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff. Floyd did not compete Sept. 3 and must sit out the university’s next game on Saturday (Sept. 10). The university declared Floyd ineligible for... [Read More]
Former Oregon running back Lache Seastrunk is transferring to Baylor. Baylor announced Tuesday that Seastrunk has signed a financial aid contract and will enroll in the university and join the football team. Seastrunk was connected to the probe into Oregon’s use of Texas-based prep scouting service. The Ducks granted him his unconditional release last weekend. Baylor coach Art Briles says he... [Read More]
The University of Central Florida is expected to receive an official notice of inquiry from the NCAA regarding potential recruiting violations in the school's football and men's basketball program, sources have told ESPN.com. In addition, NCAA investigators have already begun interviewing people connected to potential violations. Sources also said that they expect the investigation will lead to... [Read More]
Georgia tight end Orson Charles has been linked to a former Miami booster who told Yahoo! Sports he provided impermissible benefits to dozens of Hurricane football players and other athletes. The report says Charles was among the players improperly brought to Nevin Shapiro while still in high school so the booster could try to persuade him to attend Miami. Charles wound up... [Read More]
Two first-year Alabama assistants have been accused by a former Miami booster of steering recruits to him in a story published by Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! quoted Nevin Shapiro on Tuesday as saying Jeff Stoutland was among coaches who brought prospects to his home or luxury suite for recruiting pitches. The story also said Joe Pannunzio was involved, citing unnamed sources. Stoutland is the Crimson... [Read More]
A Yahoo! Sports report published Tuesday evening detailing the improper benefits Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges to have provided UM players includes two players and a coach currently at Florida. UF receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill, who held the same position at UM from 2008 to 2010, reportedly knew of or had direct participation in NCAA rule violations committed by... [Read More]
North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp says he regrets breaking NCAA rules by discussing a scholarship offer from fired football coach Butch Davis to Davis' son. Thorp told The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer he was disappointed the coach offered Drew Davis a scholarship without consulting Thorp or athletic director Dick Baddour. Drew Davis is a senior quarterback at... [Read More]
The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a big recruiting commitment Friday when Jacksonville, Florida native selected Alabama over Florida State. Black made his announcement on ESPNU. Black is ranked the third best Wide Receiver in the 2012 recruiting class by ESPN. Black is a four-star recruit, according to Scout. Rivals lists Black as a four-star player and the seventh best wide receiver in the... [Read More]
With all the excitement about the start of practice, Florida got a little more on Friday night. Mallard Creek (N.C.) offensive tackle D.J. Humphries, one of the top recruits in the class of 2012, gave his verbal commitment to UF a few hours after the team concluded its media day. Ranked the top offensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com and ESPN, Humphries chose UF over Tennessee despite... [Read More]
The nation's No. 1 quarterback has joined the nation's No. 1 player and eight other members of the ESPNU 150 in committing to Florida State. Jameis Winston (Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown) announced Wednesday on ESPNU that he had chosen the Seminoles over the home-state Crimson Tide and LSU. "Well you know it's been tough,... [Read More]
Darrington Sentimore will transfer to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, defensive coordinator Steve Davis confirmed in email Thursday morning. "He should be here Tuesday," Davis wrote. Sentimore's departure is the seventh from Alabama since the end of the 2010 season. The 6-foot-3, 273-pound redshirt sophomore was competing for playing time on the defensive line. He played in 11... [Read More]
Texas A&M is urging the NCAA to use a 17-year-old rules interpretation that it believes would keep the Longhorn Network from airing high school games. CBSSports.com obtained documents that show A&M wants TLN classified as an "institutional publication", per bylaw 11.2.3.4, which would make it an "athletics representative of the institution." The 1994 interpretation... [Read More]
Quarterback Cody Green has announced he's transferring from Nebraska to Tulsa. Green joins Tulsa the same week quarterback Shavodrick Beaver said he was transferring from the Hurricane to Midwestern State University in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas. Green must sit out this season, and will have two years of eligibility remaining. He decided to leave Nebraska after... [Read More]
Oregon’s athletic director says the school is conducting an “extensive review” of the football program’s use of outside recruiting services. Athletic director Rob Mullens acknowledged the review in a statement Tuesday before Pac-12 media day. The Ducks say they’ve retained a law firm to assess the program. They’re conducting the review in collaboration with the NCAA and the... [Read More]
The NCAA has placed LSU's football program on probation for one year and handed it recruiting and scholarship reductions after the Committee on Infractions cited the program with major violations stemming from the recruitment of a prospective player. The school escaped harsher penalties because it self-reported the recruiting violations and cooperated with investigators, the NCAA said. The... [Read More]
High school's fastest man is headed to Tallahassee. ESPNU 150 athlete Marvin Bracy (Orlando, Fla./Boone) made his verbal commitment to Florida State on Thursday afternoon during a news conference at his school. "Everything about FSU was the right fit for me," Bracy said. "I had a great relationship with Coach [Rick] Trickett [the offensive line coach who recruits Orlando for the... [Read More]
Ohio State has lost its top 2012 football recruit to Michigan, as offensive tackle Kyle Kalis switched his commitment to the Wolverines last weekend. Kalis, of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, is listed at 6-foot-5 and 306 pounds and is considered one of the nation's top offensive line recruits. He's ranked 140th overall and 20th at his position in the ESPNU 150. The only member of Ohio... [Read More]
Former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier said Thursday he'll visit Hawaii next week and is most strongly considering that school and San Jose State as transfer options. Forcier also said he had interest in Nevada. Forcier said he plans to be academically eligible by taking online courses. Forcier started for the Wolverines in 2009 before slipping on... [Read More]
The Southeastern Conference recently submitted recommendations to the NCAA in an effort to modernize and streamline football recruiting nationally, the league's commissioner said Tuesday. Proposed by the SEC after its coaches and administrators met four weeks ago in Destin, Fla., the changes include a lift on the NCAA's four-year-long text-messaging ban from coaches to recruits and a modification... [Read More]
Given a do-over, the reporter may not have asked receiver Nick Toon about his thoughts on Russell Wilson landing at Wisconsin, as the comment may have inadvertently committed an NCAA violation. However, the violation appears to be minor and should not affect Wilson's eligibility or prevent him from transferring to UW if he
