Edition #1461
October 16, 2026
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Last week, the DIII Analysis Working Group met and discussed its new eligibility case study, the age-based proposal, playing seasons, financial benchmarking and more. The working group will continue past the 2027 NCAA Convention and continue through June 2027. The group will not add any new members, citing historical knowledge and past meeting participation. Here’s what you need to know…
➤ Feedback to the eligibility case study (which you can find here) has been positive. The group decided to not take a position on the age-based eligibility proposal, citing concerns that taking a position would undermine the usage of the aforementioned case study and that it would take time for the membership to evaluate the proposal before taking a position.
➤ With the latest review of playing and practice seasons occurring a few years ago, the group continues to view this as a high-priority topic, since the latest membership survey found most schools are using the maximum number of competitions and days. Further, the working group is working to develop questions for the 2027 membership survey to “better understand membership concerns in this area and allow the working group and governance structure to properly develop potential action steps to mitigate existing tensions.”
➤ As for NCAA tech centralization, “The concept is to build an NCAA-owned open API layer, starting with the NCAA ID, that connects major athletics management platforms (Teamworks, Front Rush, etc.) to NCAA systems for single-source eligibility, roster, and compliance data. The working group acknowledged that this concept would need more time to implement, and a resolution solely at the national level may not be sufficient. The group directed staff to engage the NCAA IT department to better understand the capability and time needed to develop this concept.”
➤ In discussing financial peer benchmarking, the group believes the value does not outweigh the burden on staff to provide accurate and useful data. “Generally, the group thought this concept could be more valuable at the conference level. It also directed staff to develop and share best practices with the membership.” (link)
North Central College will officially change its name to North Central University Naperville starting July 1, 2027. (link)
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The NCAA has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, seeking to overturn his executive order directing in-state universities to permit Class of 2022 student-athletes a fifth season of eligibility. Writing for On3, Ross Dellenger notes the 41-page complaint, believed to be the first time the NCAA has sued a sitting governor in more than 100 years of the association’s history, attacks DeWine's order as a "misguided attempt" to give Ohio universities an "unfair, unprecedented and unwarranted competitive advantage in stadiums and arenas throughout the country.” More…
➤ The suit accuses DeWine of violating the Commerce Clause, First Amendment and 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution; of exceeding his authority under state law, by failing to identify any statutory or constitutional source of legal authority for his order; and depicts him as unlawfully interfering with eligibility rules that member schools, including those in Ohio, have contractually agreed to follow. The suit requests a judge declare the executive order as violating the Constitution, rule that it has no "force of law" and prohibit the governor under federal and state law from any order enforcement.
➤ Represented by Wilkinson Stekloff lead counsel Rakesh Kilaru, the NCAA maintains the executive order threatens fair competition across Division I. From the NCAA’s complaint: "Using state law to undermine fair national competition threatens the viability of college sports and the basic lesson all athletes learn early in their careers — to play by the rules."
➤ Sportico’s Michael McCann posits DeWine will likely invoke several lines of defense. He “might assert that until an Ohio school relies on the executive order and puts an ineligible player on the roster, the dispute remains too contingent to be ripe for judicial review. A related defense would be that the NCAA lacks standing, because it hasn’t been directly harmed by the executive order and won’t be unless an Ohio school relies on it. … Another possible defense is sovereign immunity, which generally protects states and state officials sued in their official capacities. … Other possible defenses include an argument that allowing Ohio athletes to play doesn’t unduly burden interstate commerce or other states’ economies, and that the First Amendment shouldn’t apply because the executive order doesn’t compel the NCAA to engage or not engage in speech. DeWine might also cite powers as governor to justify the executive order.” (link, link)
➤ NCAA President Charlie Baker on today’s filing: “Governors are expected to turn square corners and act within their authority. The Executive Order is unlawful because Governor DeWine lacks the authority to permit Ohio colleges and universities to disregard the rules they have agreed to follow by rostering ineligible student-athletes. If state courts – or governors – can unilaterally change the rules to give certain schools competitive advantages, it will become impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field. … [On the Borovicanin case] We look forward to answering the Ohio Supreme Court’s questions on Monday, as ordered. In the meantime, the NCAA does not believe the Ohio Supreme Court declared the Borovicanin plaintiffs immediately eligible to compete. … [The court] stayed the mandate but did not reinstate the injunction. The injunction therefore remains stayed. Schools that read the order differently bear the risk of that interpretation.” (link)
Edgewood breaks ground on its new $30M, 40-acre Athletics and Wellness Campus minutes from campus. The complex will include competition space for baseball, lacrosse, soccer, softball and track & field, with an indoor golf facility and more. (link)
RIT receives a $1.36M donation from alums Joe and Marybeth Markiewicz to create the Joe and Marybeth Markiewicz Student-Athlete Well-Being Center and the $1M Markiewicz Family Endowed Fund to support staff and expenses associated with the center. AD Jacqueline Nicholson: “We believe the student-athlete experience should be about much more than what happens in competition. Our responsibility is to develop the whole student-athlete and prepare them to lead, serve and succeed long after their playing careers are over. This center gives that work a home and provides us with the resources to make an even greater investment in our student-athletes.” (link)
MIT receives a “catalytic gift” from alum Howard Gillis to endow the AD position and create the Dr. Howard Gillis (1967) Fund for DAPER. (link)
Saint John’s signs a three-year partnership with CentraCare to be its official health care and orthopedic provider, with home and away physician coverage for football games, on-campus clinic access through the athletic training room and more. (link)
Ithaca will add women’s flag football as its 29th varsity sport starting in 2027-28. (link)
Coaches Corner…
➤ Caltech will name Army West Point (DI) AC Brian Joel as its new Men’s Basketball HC, per HoopDirt’s Adam Nelson. (link)
➤ Dallas promotes Baseball AC/alum Jordan Stickler to HC. (link)
➤ Meredith removes the interim tag from Women’s Flag Football HC Rayna Pepin. (link)
➤ SUNY Potsdam taps Utica AC Rachel Corbett as its Women’s Hockey Interim HC as HC Olivia Cook is now an AC at RPI. (link)
➤ Thiel and Football HC Sam Bauman have parted ways after five years. OC Greg Polis will serve as Interim HC. (link)
➤ WPI welcomes Anna Maria Baseball HC Dan Briand as its new HC. (link)
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