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The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a package of sweeping reforms earlier today. Conferences now have the option of adding more money ($2000 a school year) to scholarship offers and offering multi-year scholarships, among several other major changes.

Various media outlets reported over the weekend that the PAC-12 was working out details to add Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State to their conference. Today, espn.com's Joe Schad is reporting that PAC-12 officials are actively courting both Texas and Oklahoma, as well as sorting through details to make a potential move work.

LSU wide receiver Russell Shepard was ruled ineligible by the NCAA a few weeks before the season started for breaking an NCAA rule that bars discussing ongoing investigations with teammates. Shepard and the Tigers have been awaiting to hear when the NCAA would cap his punishment, making him eligible to play again.

There are 78 college football games involving Division I teams in Week 1 of the season. Beginning tonight, and ending late Monday, college football fans that have been jonesing for action on the gridiron will get their fix. Check out an entire list of predictions and analysis for each game.

One of the biggest college football games of the 2011 season will take place this Saturday in Arlington, as the 3rd ranked Oregon Ducks take on the 4th ranked LSU Tigers. One man who will not be in attendance but certainly will be discussed is infamous college scout Will Lyles.

The good news for the University of Miami players implicated in the Nevin Shapiro scandal rocking college football is they will get to play more football. The bad news is, not right away. Of the twelve Miami players implicated, eight have been suspended by the NCAA from anywhere from 1-6 games...

A lot of people believe the cheating surrounding college is getting way out of hand, but few can come up with a reasonable way to put a stop to it.

It's being reported that arrests warrants have been issued for LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and linebacker Josh Johns.  The report comes from theadvocate.com. Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. Don Stone issued a release confirming the warrants. ...

Former Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has received a three-year show cause penalty from the NCAA, stemming from violations committed while he was the head coach. Former assistants Tony Jones, Steve Forbes and Jason Shay also received one year show cause penalties...

The probe into improprieties at the University of Miami continues, with as many as 15 current student-athletes being investigated. Although Miami did not release the games of the players involved, convicted Ponzi-schemer Nevil Shapiro identified twelve that he provided improper benefits to...

In the wake of a Yahoo! sports report that opened the shades on one of the biggest college athletic scandals in history, many are questioning what punishment the NCAA will hand to the University of Miami once their investigation is complete. Could the death penalty be a possibility?

We had a feeling this NCAA summit was going to be different. In the past, these "summits" were kind of like bench-clearing brawls.  Lots of pushing and shoving, but no real substance. But this time, the NCAA said there were serious issues to be addressed.  Fu...

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Is reform coming to the NCAA? Fifty-four college presidents and a cross section of athletic administrators and conference commissioners are meeting to discuss serious reform in how the NCAA does business. The three main topics are increased academic standards, providing the full cost of scholarship (which could mean up to $3000 a year to student-athletes) and putting some teeth into NCAA legislati

Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly met with the press yesterday at PAC-12 media day. Knowing that he would be asked about the current NCAA investigation into the Ducks program, Kelly opened by telling the media he would not answer any questions about the probe. Needless to say, the media members still peppered him with questions about Will Lyles.

When the NCAA comes calling, the worst charges possible include a failure to monitor or a lack of institutional control. It appears Ohio State has managed to avoid those two charges. Ohio State will meet with the NCAA Committee on Infractions on August 12th, but, in a letter sent Thursday, the organization said it felt the "failure to monitor" charge was not appropriate in the Ohio State

The NCAA Committee on Infractions has accepted the self-imposed sanctions by LSU in the case of a former coach and the recruitment of a former student-athlete. The Committee also applauded LSU's compliance department, which cooperated fully with the NCAA and even reduced the self-imposed probation period from two years to one...

Years before memorabilia-gate, former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel had other issues with compliance at the school. Former athletics director Andy Geiger rated Tressel "unacceptable" when it came to self-reporting violations in a timely manner back in 2005-06...

Auburn head coach Gene Chizik thought the NCAA was finished with its investigation into his football program. He thought wrong. The New York Times reported that Chizik had a conversation with an NCAA enforcement official wanting to know why the organization had not announced they were finished with the investigation...

The University of Nebraska athletic department reported textbook violations to the NCAA. Nebraska admits to dispersing close to $28,000 of unrequired textbooks and schools supplies to athletes from 2007-2010. All of that adds up to three NCAA rule violations.