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Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Ocean State University (OSU) has a daughter that is a senior in high school and is going to sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) next month to play basketball at another Division I institution. There are three other seniors at the daughter’s high school Read more…
Iwanna Ball is a male student at Ocean State University (OSU). Iwanna played basketball in high school but knew he did not have the skills needed to play in college. As a way to continue playing, Iwanna signed up to be a practice player for the OSU women’s team. Are Read more…
Ocean State University (OSU) is hosting several football prospects this weekend. During the visit, the OSU coaches would like to show an institutional video on the video board at the football field. Is this permissible? Yes with conditions. NCAA Staff Interpretation- 10/22/18- Use of a Scoreboard/Video Board to Display Audio/Video Read more…
TRICK OR TREAT! Ocean State University women’s volleyball team has 3 prospects visiting campus this Friday on official visits. The assistant coaches want to place Halloween decorations and candy all over the prospects’ hotel room. The Assistant Director of Compliance said this would be OK as long as Read more…
DID YOU KNOW… There is a difference between extra benefits and preferential treatment? *The provision of extra benefits involve institutional staff members or boosters *Preferential treatment occurs when institution does not have knowledge of the treatment, benefit or services being provided to the individual Bo Gee is a golf Read more…
The Ocean State University (OSU) women’s tennis team is hosting a few official visits this weekend. With Halloween a couple weeks away, the student hosts would like to take the recruits to a haunted house near campus. Is it permissible for the student hosts to pay expenses for the recruits Read more…
TRUE OR FALSE Institution does not have a published beginning and end date for their academic terms. Students are allowed to begin a class on any day throughout the academic year. Enrollment at such an institution would not start a student-athlete’s five-year clock. The answer is TRUE. Division I Read more…
The Ocean State University Women’s Soccer team hosted three prospective student-athletes last night on official visits. Several of the student-athletes on the team attended a Halloween party, so the recruits went with them. Everyone was supposed to wear a costume, so the student hosts took the recruits to the Read more…
Danny Dollars is a booster for Ocean State University. Danny would like to provide an occasional meal for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams next month. Is this permissible? Is the answer the same if Danny were a booster for James River Institute? Country Roads College? Yes it Read more…
Touch Line is a soccer student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Touch tore her ACL during the 4th game of the season and was told by the doctors that she will not be cleared to compete until after the season is over. Can OSU file a hardship waiver to Read more…
