Compliance

  Ocean State University (OSU) volleyball team is hosting a tournament this weekend.  The coaches would like to provide a small goodie bag to all student-athletes participating in the event. Is this permissible? Yes with conditions. Division I NCAA Staff Interpretation- 8/26/13- Providing Goodwill Packages to Visiting Teams (I)-  states Read more…

  The Ocean State University men’s soccer team had a home game yesterday afternoon.  Unfortunately the rain was coming down so hard they were not able to finish the game.  One of the student-athletes that played in the game will likely not play in any other competition this season.  Since Read more…

  The football coaches at Ocean State University (OSU) are putting together some materials to send to those recruits who will be visiting campus the next few weeks.  One of the items they want to send is a video that was produced by the OSU admissions office that includes a Read more…

  Ocean State University (OSU) women’s soccer team has a home game tomorrow night.  If the game is ultimately canceled prior to it being considered a complete game due to inclement weather, can OSU count tomorrow as its required day off? Yes with conditions. Division I NCAA Bylaws 17.1.7.4.2/17.1.7.6.2(A) state Read more…

  Ocean State University, James River Institute and Country Roads College all have prospects coming to campus this weekend for official visits.  With Hurricane Florence also arriving this weekend, there is a good chance flights will be canceled throughout the east coast. Is it permissible to allow the institutions to Read more…

  Fly Ball is a baseball student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU).  Fly a sophomore and currently pursuing a degree in Political Science. Fly has had trouble with many of his classes, so he would like to change his desired degree program to Business Administration.  OSU’s policy allows students to change their Read more…

  The Field Hockey coaches at Ocean State University have been really impressed with their starting center forward.  This student-athlete is receiving a 50% athletic scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year, but the coaches would like to increase the scholarship to 75% because of her preseason performance.  Is it permissible Read more…

      Cee Gap is a freshman football student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Although Cee earned good grades in math in high school, he did not do well on the OSU math placement exam this summer.  Consequently, Cee will have to take a remedial math course prior to Read more…

  Scoop N. Score is a football prospective student-athlete that will be taking an official visit to Ocean State University in a couple of weeks.  Scoop will be bringing his mom and brother with him.  Scoop’s brother is a sophomore in high school. Since Scoop’s brother is also prospect-aged, is Read more…

  With the start of the football season this weekend, several radio stations have requested interviews with student-athletes to discuss the upcoming season and potential professional opportunities. Is it permissible for student-athletes to participate in such media activities? Yes with conditions.  Please note the parameters associated with this legislation do Read more…