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Section: Sports
Sports
Football’s Changes Illustrated at IAF
The realignments that have recently unfolded in college football were clearly and somewhat painfully illustrated by the conference commissioners’ panel at last week’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF), presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal.
December 12, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Scandals Threaten FAMU’s Accreditation
A series of scandals in the last year, including the hazing death of a drum major, is now threatening to cost Florida A&M University its academic reputation.
December 11, 2012
Sports
Football is King
The impact of conference realignment, media revenue, rule revisions and the costs of doing the business of college sports dominated the agenda at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF) presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal last week in New York.
December 9, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Alabama State Staff Ordered to Cooperate with Audit
The interim president of Alabama State University is ordering senior staffers to cooperate with an audit at the school.
December 6, 2012
Students
NCAA’s Emmert Still Pushing for Athlete Stipends
The plan is still on hold, and convincing schools to go along with the change might largely be a matter of changing perceptions.
December 5, 2012
Sports
George Returns to Ohio State as an Administrator
College Football Hall of Fame running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is returning to his alma mater, Ohio State University, to serve as assistant vice president for business advancement.
December 4, 2012
Sports
Tie Government Funding to Ending College Athletics’ Discriminatory Hiring Practices
Research shows that 90 percent of college presidents, 87.5 percent of athletic directors, and all of the commissioners of the 11 major conferences, representing 120 schools, are White.
December 4, 2012
Sports
Embree Exposes Plight of Minority Head Football Coaches
On November 26, 2012, Jon Embree’s emotions and character were on display for all to see. After a dismal 1-11 season, which included several embarrassing losses such as a 70-14 drubbing at the hands of the Oregon Ducks, the University of Colorado held a press conference announcing that Embree had been fired as the head coach of the football team.
December 3, 2012
Sports
Black Male Student-Athlete Graduation Rate Lags Behind
A study of 76 colleges and universities that comprise six major sports conferences showed that, on average, only about half the Black male student-athletes graduated within six years.
December 2, 2012
Sports
NC A&T Band to March in Macy’s Day Parade
The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will represent A&T — and the HBCU family — in the 2012 parade.
November 21, 2012
Faculty & Staff
State Senate Panel Wants Audit of University of Hawaii
A state Senate panel said Monday that the University of Hawaii could have avoided losing $200,000 in its failed attempt to hold an athletic department fundraiser if officials had performed due diligence on a company claiming to be Stevie Wonder’s booking agent.
November 20, 2012
Sports
Penn State Approves President Search, Athletics Code
Penn State trustees on Friday approved the process to find a new president and an athletics code of conduct required by the NCAA as part of the penalties for the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
November 18, 2012
Sports
A Year Later, Hazing Scandal Still Shadows FAMU
Florida A&M remains immersed in reflection as it continues to cope with the ramifications of the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion at last year’s Florida Classic football game.
November 18, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Women’s College Basketball Hiring Shows Some Decline in Forward Momentum
Data from FBS schools with openings for head coaches showed decreases from 2011 in the percentages of people of color being interviewed and on search committees for women’s college basketball vacancies.
November 15, 2012
Students
FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor Steps Down Immediately
Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor announced Thursday he’s stepping down immediately.
November 13, 2012
Sports
Emmert Says It’s Unlikely NCAA Will Relax Rules on Marijuana
NCAA President Mark Emmert doubts that college sports’ governing body will relax its drug standards for student-athletes now that two states have legalized recreational marijuana use.
November 8, 2012
Students
Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney
Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.
November 8, 2012
Students
Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It
In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.
November 8, 2012
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