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The NCAA Division I Council on Monday recommended that the association temporarily suspend amateurism rules related to athletes ability to make money from their name, image and likeness, the association announced.
The Council is the division s day-to-day policy-making group, primarily comprising athletic administrators. Its recommendation now goes to the Division I Board of Directors, a panel comprising mainly college presidents that is the division s top rules-making committee. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday and it seems likely it will approve the recommendation.
Monday’s action came with 10 states having passed laws or seen governors issue executive orders that will allow athletes to make money from their name, image and likeness (NIL), beginning Thursday or whenever their schools choose. This includes Ohio, whose governor, Mike DeWine, signed an executive order Monday,
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The duo team from America East's University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) defeated Cal State Fullerton of the Big West to become the first champion of the Collegiate Esports Invitational featuring Fortnite presented by Jersey Mike's Subs today snagging the $5,000 first prize and the lion share of the $10,000 prize pool, as well as Razer products including keyboards, mice and headsets. The teams in the Finals punched their ticket after winning their respective conference tournaments on May 22.
April 30: Semifinals
Front-Runners: Davidson (10-2; 5-0), UMass (11-2; 6-0), Richmond (8-1; 4-0)
The conference split into North and South divisions for 2021 due to COVID-19 scheduling. Davidson is leading the South in wins and UMass is leading the North, both sitting perfect in conference play. Davidson has put together an impressive 2021 campaign with wins over Virginia Tech and High Point, but the real test will come when they have to face Richmond for the first time to maintain their status in the South. The Spiders sit No. 18 in the Media Poll currently.
In the North, UMass handled the next best team easily in a 21-12 victory over Saint Joe’s. If this score is any indication, they’ll likely win their second matchup against them, as well, to maintain the No. 1 seed.
Arizona Basketball Coaching Hot Board 2.0
Arizona has made the decision to part ways with head basketball coach Sean Miller and will now look to hire a new coach. The hiring comes at a unique time because of the IARP and the fact that nobody knows what the future will hold.
The Arizona administration will have to navigate the results of the IARP that are likely coming next summer, firing of Miller, and hiring of a new coach. The public eye will likely be on the hire because of how everything has gone down and Arizona will have to convince a new coach that the punishment will not take away from the ability to move forward and build a successful program.