February newsletter (Read-Only)
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February newsletter (Read-Only)
Volume 1, Issue 1 TU COMPLIANCE & STUDENT SERVICES Temple Compliance Newsletter NCAA Opts to uphold ban on text messaging recruits Nashville, Tenn.—OMG U must B kidding. Nope, we’re not kidding at all. College coaches can ditch the splints for their opposable thumbs. Text messaging recruits went away with a whimper at the NCAA Convention. Or more appropriately, a frowned-faced emoticon. Inside this issue: Text messaging 1 NCAA approval 2 Fresno State 2 USC 3 Canadian schools 4 Betting trouble 4 Calendars 5 In an overwhelming vote at the convention, the Division I membership decided to uphold a proposal that forbids coaches from text messaging recruits, with 78% voting to not override the current legislation. The interest to overturn the ban had such little support from those not in the coaching ranks it almost didn't even come up for discussion. or computer can attest—is that the ban might be little The lack of interest was more than a temporary fix. nothing shy of stunning Technology changes daily considering the upheaval and keeping up via legislaand conversation the ban tion could be virtually imgenerated when it went possible. This rule, for ininto effect in August. stance doesn't include Many coaches have emails. Coaches can email complained that the legrecruits as many times a islation was knee-jerk day as they want to. Visit a and foolish; they said the college campus and you’d rule failed to recognize be hard-pressed to find a the need to embrace student who doesn't have a technology rather than BlackBerry, Treo, Sidekick run away from it. Some or some other handheld said they used text mesthat brings email off the saging more for logisticomputer and onto your cal purposes than anyhip. thing, making sure a recruit was playing at a certain gym at a certain time for example, while others argued that texting was less intrusive since an athlete could simply ignore it if he or she chose to. The reality—as anyone who has an iPhone, iPod Page 2 Scholarship protection for medical conditions awaits NCAA board approval Nashville, Tenn.—Athletes who become pregnant or have other medical conditions moved closer to NCAA protection of their scholarships under legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Division I Management council. about that. There are a lot of other things that go on. Students have issues across the board whether an athlete or not that athletes have to deal with.” The legislation to protect athlete’s scholarships followed The council approved not re- and ESPN report that seven ducing or canceling a scholar- Clemson athletes had aborship due to injury, illness or tions in recent years rather medical condition—including than risk losing their scholarpregnancy—by a vote of 46- ships. 5. It would protect pregnant athIf the board adopts the letes and also those struggling change, then the protection with a medical condition such would begin immediately. as addiction, eating disorder, mononucleosis or depression. “The intention of the proposal Athletes would not be prois not to take away any of the tected if school policy for all institutional authority with students prohibited premarital regard to their own policies sex for example. and procedures,” said Jackie Campbell, chairman of the But they would not lose their Division I management coun- scholarships if forced to sign cil and associate commisseparate documents agreeing sioner of the Atlantic 10 Con- to lose a scholarship if they ference. became pregnant, as women at Memphis and Clemson “Pregnancy is the one people contend they had to sign. publicize a lot. You saw a lot Rutgers softball player Brittany Loisel, a member of the National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, lobbied for the change Saturday before Division I delegates. “Accountability needs to take place here and now by providing these student-athletes the necessary financial protection we need to know our institutions are not only committed to us as student-athletes,” she said. “We need to know our institutions are committed to us as people.” Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Floyd says he gave Mayo permission to accept free tickets from Melo USC men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd says if anyone should be penalized in the OJ Mayo-Los Angeles Lakers tickets incident, it should be he, not his star freshman. Wednesday. “It should nothing against (Mayo)”. “My feeling is that if there’s a mistake made, it was made by me,” Floyd told the Times. “If they want to suspend me for a game, suspend me for a game, but not the kid. He did the right thing.” NCAA Bylaw 16.11.2.2.3 states that student-athletes may not receive “free or reduced-cost admission to professional athletics contests from professional sports organizations, unless such services also are available to the student body in general.” Mayo said he and Trojans freshman guard James Dunleavy also had gone to a Los Angeles Clippers game against the Cleveland Floyd told the Los Angeles Times Cavaliers in November. he informed Mayo it would be all Dunleavy’s father, Mike, is the right to accept Carmelo AnClipper’s coach. thony’s offer of free tickets to Monday night’s Denver Nuggets- James Dunleavy said USC assisLakers game. Mayo and Anthony tant Bob Cantu told him he could are friends, and have known each take any of his teammates to a other since Mayo was in seventh Clippers game once a semester as a guest, according to the Times. grade. Anthony, for his part, expressed surprise that this was drawing attention, especially from the NCAA. “I don't know how in the heck it got that serious,” he told the Rocky Mountain News on Females who participate in high school sports have a greater chance of earning a college degree according to a study published in an academic journal. In the study, which appeared in a recent edition of the Youth & Society Journal, found that female high school athletes were 41% more likely to graduate from College “I assumed he could go to the game. He did the right thing and I did the wrong thing. If he has to pay restitution or give money to a charity or whatever, so be it.” “It’s a secondary violation, it’s one of ignorance on my part, if it was a mistake, and I’ll take the responsibility because I told the kid he could go to the game,” Floyd told the Times. Within six years compared to female high school students who did not participate in sports. “Results from this sample of females provide evidence that supports the hypothesis that females who played in high school sports are more likely to graduate from college than are their counterparts”, researchers wrote. “The positive relationship between females’ former high school athletics involvement and college completion is consistent with past research that has shown sport participation to be related to positive outcomes and more specifically on the relationship between athletics and academic success.” Page 4 Urban Meyer should pay if he broke recruiting rules Now we know whey Urban Meyer is such a great recruiter. Because he doesn't just offer scholarships to players. He apparently offers scholarships to their girlfriends, too. As you would expect, there’s been much consternation on the recruiting message boards in recent days about Meyer’s controversial and potentially illicit recruitment of star junior college wide receiver Carl Moore and—here’s the juicy part— his girlfriend, Maranda Smith. There are reports that Moore likely wasn't going to attend UF unless Smith—a gymnast who had competed for UCLA in 2006 but quit because of an injury—came to Gainsville, too. Can you guess what happened next? That’s right, Meyer reportedly contacted the girlfriend, he contacted the girlfriend, he contacted UF gymnastics Coach Rhonda Faehn and— voila!—Moore and Smith are both on scholarship and already enrolled at UF. Signed with other collegiate gymnastics teams. She even competed in a meet this past weekend when the No.1ranked Gators met No.2 ranked Georgia. But lets be honest, shall we? This is college football recruiting we’re talking about. Smith could have been Tony Siragusa in drag and probably would have been given a scholarship to UF. Moore, after all is considered the No.1 junior-college prospect in the country. It’s no wonder Meyer recruited Moore to be a UF football player. But the question everyone wants to know is: What business did Meyer have recruiting Moore’s girlfriend to be a UF gymnast? If this is true, Meyer potentially broke two rules: 1) coaches from one sport aren't usually authorized to recruit athletes from other sports and 2) for most of November, football coaches aren't allowed to phone potential recruits more than once a week. UF officials are looking into this matter and hoping Smith was simply exaggerating when she told the Sun that Meyer contacted her “every day”. Maybe there was some exaggeration, but does anybody really doubt Meyer pushed the envelope right to the edge and maybe over it? Meyer’s zeal for recruiting is all well and good—as long as it’s being done within the rules. If it’s not then somebody needs to have the guts to give UF’s coaching prodigy a reprimand and a firm slap on the wrist. There’s no question Urban Meyer is a great college football coach. He has the Gators once again poised to haul in one of the premier recruiting classes in the Page 5 Canadian schools get OK to apply for Division II membership Nashville, Tenn.—NCAA Division II delegates approved a program allowing Canadian schools to apply for membership as soon as June 1, which could lead to Canadians competing in some Division I sports. The program was approved by a vote of 258-9 on the final day of the NCAA convention and takes effect immediately. Details still must be worked out, but the concept is designed to allow Canadian schools to enter into the pilot program and explore membership. Schools that meet the June 1 application deadline could start the process of joining Division II as soon as the 20082009 academic year. The program allows the NCAA to study any logistical challenges from competing outside the United States. membership. Simon Fraser belonged to the NAIA form more than 30 years before its American competitors moved to NCAA’s Division II. Some Canadian schools want to be able to award full athletic scholarships, which aren't allowed at Canadian universities. The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University are among six Canadian schools that have discussed NCAA Ohio pitcher, ex-player charged with taking bets on pro sports Athens, Ohio—An Ohio University pitcher and a former baseball player were charged with taking bets on professional sports, and two other players were suspended from the team for placing bets. Authorities said the betting involved only professional sports. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said there is no evidence that the players tried to influence the outcomes of games. Andrew Shisila, 22, of Mentor, and Brent Decoster, 22, of Westlake, face misdemeanor gambling charges in Athens Municipal Court. They are accused of running the gambling operation. If convicted, they could get up to six months in jail and a $1000 fine. Two other baseball players have been suspended from the team placing bets. The university declined to iden- tify them because of privacy requirements. The university also has notified the NCAA, which could strip a year’s sports eligibility from the players. The university was notified of the gambling operation in an email last November. Recruiting Calendars TU COMPLIANCE & STUDENT SERVICES Sherryta Freeman Associate AD [email protected] 215-204-4923 Alexiss Robinson Assistant Director [email protected] 215-204-2790 Jennifer White Coordinator [email protected] 215-204-3471 Zoe Freeman Graduate Extern [email protected] 215-204-5668 MEN’S BASKETBALL: November 23rd through March 31st Evaluation Period. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: October 7th through February 29th Evaluation Period. SOFTBALL: January 2nd through July 31st Contact Period. BASEBALL: November 23rd through February 29th, Quiet Period (12:01am on the day of registration of the national convention of the American Baseball Coaches Association to 12:01am on the day after adjournment of the convention DEAD PERIOD) VOLLEYBALL: January 2nd through July 31st Contact Period. XC/TRACK & FIELD: January 2nd through July 31st Contact Period Congratulations to the Following Temple Student-Athletes For Making the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll! Olawonuola Abiona W. Track & Field Fr.; Julia Adden Soccer Fr.; Paul Amess Golf Sr.; Rachael Angstadt W. Track & Field Jr.; Josephine Bergman W. Tennis Fr.; Jennifer Berman W. Track & Field Fr.; Colleen Bianco Rowing Fr.; Candice Borrows W. Basketball Sr.; Amanda Branco Softball Fr.; Erin Buchanan Rowing Fr.; Matt Chevrollier M. Soccer Jr.; Bailey Chick Rowing So.; Jasselle Cruz W. Track & Field Sr.; Brittany Hayes W. Track & Field Fr.; Saraya Hyder W. Track & Field Fr.; Kristen Jones W. Track & Field Jr.; Bob Keogh M. Track & Field Fr.; Mary Catherine Kinneman Field Hockey Jr.; Paige Layng W. Track & Field Fr.; Caitlin Loudon Volleyball Fr.; Sean Martin M. Track & Field So.; Noelle McKenzie W. Track & Field Sr.; Bridget McMullan Lacrosse Jr.; Brittney McRae W. Track & Field So.; Krystle Metzler Softball So.; Adin Mickle M. Track & Field Jr.; Anne Mikolajewski Rowing Sr.; Rebecca Mims W. Track & Field Fr.; Jackie Morrison Volleyball So.; J. T. Noone M. Soccer So.; Lucie Pazderova W. Tennis Fr.; Caitlin Pennington Rowing Fr.; Meredith Pomeroy Field Hockey Fr.; Mike Puppolo M. Soccer So.; Chelsea Reicher Softball Fr.; Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova W. Tennis So.; Passion Rutledge W. Track & Field So.; Greg Strompolos M. Soccer Fr.; Jacqueline Swan Rowing Sr.; Jim Waddington M. Track & Field Jr.; Kylee Yetter Field Hockey Fr.; Charise Young Field Hockey So. Representing TU on the field and in the classroom!