For college basketball fans around the country, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Schools are gearing up for the spectacle that is the NCAA Tournament, with hopes of making a deep run...

More than a century ago, Teddy Roosevelt Jr's injury during an amateur football game resulted in two of the most significant decisions in sports history that shaped sports today: The forward pass was...

It’s what you have dreamed of, worked for, and waited on your whole life - a coveted college basketball scholarship offer! Whether it’s your first offer or an offer from your dream school, the...

Injuries are a major part of athletics, and a high percentage of student-athletes competing in NCAA athletics will experience some type of injury during his or her athletic career. Although the NCAA...

2019 was a transformative year in NCAA athletics. The NCAA Transfer Portal, a database which allows other schools to confirm that a student-athlete can be recruited, was created, granting college...

The NCAA Transfer Portal is a great platform that is beneficial to student-athletes. It allows student-athletes to explore other options in a case where the program they signed up for is not where...

Many soccer athletes across the United States aspire to play their sport at the college level, and it is a dream that often starts young. Some of these athletes daydream about playing in front of a...

They’re one of the most crucial aspects to a college sports viewing experience. The players? Nope. The coaches? Nope. The fans? They’re definitely important, but there’s one other group that...

In the 21st century, major sports have had to walk an interesting tightrope. They’ve had to balance maintaining the flow of the game in an increasingly impatient society, with rules and regulations...

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What does one normally associate with the position of college football head coach? Leaders of men. Wisened skippers. Veteran teachers offering support to the many student athletes that look to them...

With limited exposure to most casual sports fans and stadiums that are smaller than some Texas high schools, Division-III sports have long been thought of as a third tier of college athletics. But,...

Of all the interesting traditions Americans have, few are more difficult for a foreign audience to understand than our obsession with college sports. When comparing the amount of money, time, and...

Although the success of a football program is built on wins and losses, recruiting has never played a more prominent role in maintaining a steady stream of talent for teams across the nation....

Young athletes all over the world dream of playing their sport at the college level.  Unfortunately, most young athletes do not always have access to the tools needed to create exposure for their...

First things first, here's a couple vocabulary lessons The NCAA Clearinghouse is a not-for-profit corporation that certifies the academic eligibility of student-athletes. The NCAA member schools use...

College tennis is a unique and great experience for both athletes as well as fans. For those high school athletes looking to advance their tennis career, there are over 900 tennis programs to...

Athletes have unique abilities that go well beyond the classroom and their respective playing fields. It's been in the NCAA promotional commercials for years: "There are over 400,000 NCAA...

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NCAA Division-II sports are at the intermediate level of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It is the middle ground essentially between Division-I...

Throughout the history of America’s Pastime, there have been several notable multisport baseball athletes. Despite competing in multiple sports, some of these athletes have even ended up in the Hall...

Lacrosse is frequently referred to as “the fastest sport on two feet” and its growth over the last two decades suggests it is the may not lose that reputation anytime soon. For some quick context,...

Everyone is familiar with the NCAA and its 3 subsequent divisions as where the top collegiate athletes in the United States athletes play. But not all college athletes play in the NCAA. In fact,...

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For many people in the basketball community, a college basketball scholarship is held in the highest esteem. It’s the ultimate status symbol - a golden ticket to a promising future and new world of...

If you are passionate about two sports it can be heart breaking to decide which one to pursue in your collegiate career. The question is: Do you have to choose? Let's talk about how to play two...

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The end of the college football season is a bittersweet time for fans across the nation. Despite an exciting year and a new national champion, Georgia's victory over Alabama ensures a wait of over...

“Whatever it takes to get the call right”. That’s usually the initial sentiment about video replay and its involvement in sports. Throughout the course of the past two decades, we’ve seen action on...

In the aftermath of a July ruling by the NCAA allowing for athletes to profit off of their name, image, and...

It’s no secret that the way the US treats the development of its athletes is significantly different from how the rest of the world treats the development of theirs. While many young foreign...

It’s not as easy as some people think to move from high school sports to the D1 level of college sports.  On average, a high school athlete has roughly a 2-percent chance of playing their sport at...

The game of basketball was created in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. In his original rule book, he stated that the game would be "played in two fifteen minute halves with rest time in between".  His...

In the span of just four days, "March Madness" has already lived up to its name. We've had some wild endings, nail-biting upsets, and no perfect...

For some student-athletes, leadership comes innately in different ways. Some may have a gift when it comes to verbal communication; giving pep talks and supporting words to teammates in order to...

One of the greatest things about college sports are the longstanding traditions that have been established over many decades between fans and players. Many of these rituals help to bond a small...

Gender equity review was a huge focus of the NCAA in 2021, and will remain a prominent topic of conversation moving forward. Most of the discourse has centered around facility access and level of...

University of Wisconsin La-Crosse [https://uwlathletics.com/sports/womens-gymnastics] has one of the top Division-III gymnastics teams in the nation, with seventeen national titles over the past...

When most people think about sports, and what it takes to get ready for a game, the physical part of the competition is what mostly comes into play. Is the athlete comfortable with the game plan that...

The age-old saying “it takes one to know one” can be applied pretty accurately to many aspects of life. Whenever an individual can walk a mile in one’s shoes, they are more apt to understand the...

In an effort to become more malleable across all of its bodies, the NCAA has spent considerable effort in the last several months trying to become more nimble in its decision making processes. One of...

As the old ESPN catchy commercial used to go every December, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The classic song was re-done to include football jargon, but it was an effective campaign to...

As the chatter surrounding players leaving school early, and their ability to profit handsomely from their name, image and likeness increases in volume, it seems like one wholesome trend is working...

We know it well in the NFL game. Quarterbacks putting both hands on either side of the helmet in order to help drown out crowd noise. They’re doing this in order to hone in on the audio connection...

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When the very best female golfers tee off for the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship’s next May, there will be an alteration to the format. There used to be four different locations hosting...

November has been a progressive month for the NCAA with regards to fleshing out its draft constitution. The NCAA has long been criticized as a reactive body, and efforts to make the organization more...

There’s been a whirlwind of change surrounding the rights of college athletes that has taken place in 2021. The new name, image and likeness rules allow student-athletes to profit off of their...

The NCAA and its student-athletes have entered a whole new world with regards to finances. With student-athletes now being able to profit off of their own name, image and likeness, certain players...

As conference realignment continues to occur at an increased rate in college sports, fans are becoming increasingly familiar with the positives and drawbacks. Schools tend to make more money, gain...

As the NCAA continues [https://ncaagenderequityreview.com/]to assess itself in an effort to make strides towards equality for all student athletes, they’ve retained the law firm of Kaplan, Hecker,...

After Craig Hyde retired from his post as the NCAA softball national coordinator of umpires, the search for a seasoned veteran to replace him began. It’s an important job, as the role is critical in...

What’s old is new again, when it comes to leadership at the NCAA for women’s lacrosse. A new coordinator of officials will be brought into the fold, as Melissa Coyne will re-assume a...

There’s been quite a debate brewing in the last several weeks at a liberal arts school in central Pennsylvania. Dickinson College, an institution with just under 2,000 matriculants according to 2020...

There have been many injuries over the last twenty years or so that have garnered more attention, and dare we say, gained in popularity. The dreaded Jones foot fracture in basketball and football is...

We often focus on the “athlete” portion of the student-athlete designation, but the educational eligibility requirements of players hoping to play in Division I or Division II sports might change...

For many years, both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament field was set at 64 teams. It was a pretty symmetrical and logical number to arrive at, with 16 teams each playing in four...

There has been a lot change happening within the NCAA the past couple of weeks. Let's break it down. For a long time college athletes were not allowed to accept any money. Athletes still won't be...

Given the unique times that we live in, the NCAA has decided to allow for unprecedented flexibility regarding the number of scholarships that an FBS football can hand out. They’ve decided that for...

The softball committee has met many times over the years to settle issues with rules or to best improve the way the game is played. Most recently, there are a few new rules that they have implimented...

Five years ago, Baylor Football head coach Art Briles was fired after reports broke out that he failed to properly address a sexual assault claim from a student. Half a decade later the NCAA has...

If you stay up to date on economic news then you’re aware of the biggest financial story of the last year; cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized way to process financial transactions that is taking...

A concern for society as a whole is how women are treated in comparison to men. There are ongoing fights for women's benefits in social environments, the workplace, and within sports. These issues...

The rules of women's lacrosse can seem complicated and ever-changing. In the past several years that is true, the rules have progressed a lot, and they continue to change. The NCAA Panel...

When we tune into March Madness for the men and women’s NCAA basketball tournament, we’re used to the announcers and studio analysts playing up the host city of the Final Four. Will the number one...

The NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee has been busy recently, as they’ve announced decisions that will presumably reduce the wear and tear on female athletes at the pinnacle of...

If there’s a lightning rod pairing of topics that goes hand in hand in college sports, in the NCAA and money. At the center of the whirlwind for many decades was the matter surrounding college...

This summer, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee decided to revamp the interpretations made by officials for both handball and offside situations. As of recent, handballs in college...

With the impending retirement of current NCAA Field Hockey National Coordinator of Officials Steve Horgan, there was a pressing need to find his replacement soon. Tim Vaughan has been tabbed as the...

The Baylor Lady Bears women’s basketball team made an emphatic statement last week. Don’t call us “Lady” Bears, they essentially said. From now on, they will be referred to as the Bears, which falls...

The Big 12 is on the move to quickly expand, and this expansion plan could grow the conference to include twelve schools again after losing Oklahoma and Texas. The list of teams set to join the Big...

Networking events for professionals across the same industry can only be a good thing. New ideas and reminiscing of the way things used to be in the past take place and allow for individuals to gain...

Last week, the NCAA unveiled a special list of female college athletes who are excelling on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. 154 of the nation’s brightest, most athletic and...

It may not have been the main intended consequence, but the NCAA’s new policy on transfer players has created a bit of a free for all. Due to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic, the NCAA is...

College sports are full of dynasties fans can recite off the tip of their tongue. Alabama football. UCLA men’s basketball. Connecticut women’s basketball. Michigan men’s hockey. It might be time to...

As the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma prepare to leave the Big 12, it seems like there might be no end to the exodus college sports programs will be involved with in the next decade....

While the athletic performance of Division I athletes is most commonly under the microscope, there’s a system in place to measure how well institutions are developing their players in the classroom...

Last Wednesday, the NCAA officially released the first preseason poll (United Soccer Coaches Poll) for the upcoming Division I men's college soccer season. With the new season starting during the...

Covid-19 swept through the entire United States and took many precious things with it. Its most significant toll was in the Hundreds of Thousands of lives it took too soon. Another way it affected...

Work unions are very common in all sorts of fields, from factory labor unions to professional groups, it is very common for a common workforce to have a group of representatives acting on their...

This past Friday, the NCAA Board of governors announced that they will be holding a Constitutional Convention in November to discuss a massive reform of the way college sports are governed. These...

Despite the pandemic placing countless uncertainties and restrictions on all college sports, one sport, in particular, has managed to maintain a growth rate greater than any other program. In 2018,...

It’s tough to quantify what school has the best college sports program in the country, but CBS Sports gave it their best shot this summer. With the help of a mathematical weighted formula...

In the 2020 financial year, the NCAA generated 165.23 million U.S. dollars in revenue from its television and marketing rights. In addition to this, each school has its own revenue stream from...

Of the 684 Olympic athletes representing the United States in Tokyo, a total of 53 did so in the pool. Of the 53 swimmers boasted by the US, every name on the roster had previous club swimming...

With over 12,000 active football athletes and growing, GMTM has become the best place for coaches to find and discover new talent in every class. The interactive marketing tools on GMTM help...

While it does seem like there are brighter days ahead for collegiate sports and the prospects for improved global health in general, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a significant part of how...

Each year, CBS Sports crowns 1 college sports program as the best in the world for the past season. Teams are ranked based on their performance in Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, as...

“Whatever it takes to get the call right”. That’s usually the initial sentiment about video replay and its involvement in sports. Throughout the course of the past two decades, we’ve seen action on...

Since the 1960’s any college Basketball player that transfers schools has been required to sit out their first season at their new school. The rule, which seems harsh, was meant to promote some...

Over 75% of the entire 2020 Team USA Olympic roster participated in some level of college sports. This should not be too much of a surprise given that most professional athletes in America go through...

Media day is always an exciting time for fans of teams, conferences, and just sports in general, both professional and collegiate. This past Tuesday, the Pac-12 held their official 2021 Media day....

As we all know the NCAA has some strict rules. The age when the recruiting process can start is always changing. There are specific times when a coach can reach out, if you can reach out, or if your...

With the upcoming 2022 NCAA Convention around the corner, the Division II Management Council is set to propose several key changes to the DII Football season. The past few months have been a time of...

At first, the rumors that two of College Football’s biggest powerhouses, Texas and Oklahoma, were getting ready to join the SEC sounded like a bad joke. But now, only weeks away from when the move is...

If you have been keeping up with the latest College Football headlines, you are aware of the two biggest headlines in the news. First, it seems that an expansion of the College Football playoffs...

As the world begins to climb out of the Covid-19 pandemic that made it feel as if the earth had stopped spinning. One of the biggest questions in college as well as professional sports is whether or...

It has been about a month since the NCAA [https://www.ncaa.org/champion/name-image-likeness]approved its' most player beneficial deal in the history of college athletics. The Name, Image,...

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Once recruits have secured offers and made their commitment for college football, it’s easy to assume ‘the hardest part’ is done in terms of taking the next step. That’s a mistake that young student...

It's just about time for the greatest tournament in sports, and all eyes are on the college basketball world as teams shuffle for seeding and the chance to reach the big dance. While upsets are...

We are just weeks away from the most exciting event in sports: the NCAA March Madness Tournament. After an abrupt cancellation to last year's edition due to the sudden emergence of the COVID-19...

The 2020 NCAA College Football season was a hectic, crazy, and ultimately anti-climactic [https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401240174] thrill ride. While it was nice to have...

The NCAA [https://gmtm.com/articles] Division I [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_I_(NCAA)] Men's College Soccer season is kicking off this week. This will be a unique season for an abundance...

The NCAA’s recruiting calendar is divided into four types of periods, and each one has its own restrictions or lack thereof. The NCAA designs the periods to give high school athletes room to...

Since it was created in 2014, the College Football Playoff has been a source of both excitement and anxiety for the vast majority of NCAA’s Division I FBS programs. Despite the enthusiasm and endless...

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