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Tech Alters View From Sidelines For College Football This Season

Five Membership Proposals in IPOPL

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Steve Ulrich
August 21, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes


AUGUST 21, 2024 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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TOP STORY
1. Tech Alters View From Sidelines For College Football This Season

by Jacob Feldman, Sportico

“Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin was initially against it. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is looking forward to it. Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham thinks “it’s like cheating.” And Georgia quarterback Carson Beck? He would have liked to have had it last year.

The NCAA, for the first time, is letting teams use digital tablets to replay in-game footage on the sidelines this season, and despite the differing opinions, there’s a universal consensus: The new tech could have a real impact on Saturdays.

Players and coaches alike agreed that their game plans will likely have to become more complicated—or risk being totally dissected. No more bringing the same couple blitzes on third down, for instance. Assistants, meanwhile, will have to figure out how best to utilize their new teaching tools. Quickly.”

» Going Through The Progression. “In April, the NCAA approved new tech rules allowing for coach-to-player radio communications as well as up to 18 active tablets for use in the coaching booth, sideline and locker-room areas. Unlike the NFL, where only still images are accessible, college teams will be able to view video from sideline, end zone and broadcast camera feeds. However, they won’t be able to view previous scouting data and player analytics.”

» Why It Matters. “Over time, more data is likely to be included in the system, such as player wearable metrics and specific play calls. As that happens, Catapult chief product officer Matt Bairos anticipates the video staff—once focused on camera operations and VCR tuning—coming closer to the traditional coaching staff. It’s not hard to imagine Madden-like fatigue measurements and opponent weak spot charts popping up on the coaching iPads of tomorrow.”

» What They’re Saying. “I think it just continues to make the game that much more interesting and exciting and challenging,” Bairos said.

LEGISLATION

2. Five Membership Proposals in IPOPL

The Division III Initial Publication of Proposed Legislation (IPOPL) is out and contains five membership proposals for NCAA DIII to consider prior to its 118th Annual Convention in Nashville in January.

The proposals are accompanied not only by a statement of intent and proposed effective date, but also by a statement of rationale and a listing of the primary contact person designated by the sponsors of the amendments.”

  • To require a postgraduate student to have been academically eligible to compete had the student remained at the institution where the student most recently attended. (GNAC, sponsor)

  • The intent of the proposal is to eliminate the exception (17.14.2.1) that allows ice hockey teams to have office practice sessions starting the first Monday in October. (MAC)

  • To establish a process by which Division III may consider federating sport-specific playing rules that have either a financial or philosophical impact for Division III institutions. (AMCC, LEC, MASCAC, NCAC, PAC)

  • To align NCAA Division III legislative requirements for a multisport conference to be consistent with the membership size requirements for a single sport conference as well as to align legislative requirements for membership size for a multisport conference with the NCAA Division III legislation related to eligibility for Automatic Qualifiers and access to NCAA Division III Championships. (C2C, NCAC, UMAC)

  • Allow for each multi-sport conference and the group of independents to have a primary representative on National SAAC. (A-R-C, GNAC)

» Be Smart. The second publication of proposed legislation will be issued no later than September 23.

VOLLEYBALL

3. Championship Streaks 🏑 

Three DIII institutions have seen their field hockey program qualify for the NCAA championship tournament for more than two consecutive decades. Salisbury has participated in 38 of the 41 total events, while TCNJ and Messiah have played in 37 and 36 championship tournaments, respectively.

Consecutive Appearances in NCAA Tournament

29 - Salisbury (started 1994)
22 - Messiah (2001)
20 - Middlebury (2003)
5 - Johns Hopkins, Rowan, Tufts (2018)
4 - Babson (2019)
3 - Christopher Newport, Cortland, Johnson and Wales (2021)

courtesy of NCAA Stats

NEWS

4. Lightning Round ⚡️ 

🗞️ News. “The head of the Universities of Wisconsin system plans to ask for $855 million in new state funding over the next two fiscal years in a push to catch up with other states.”

📰 News. “The Johns Hopkins University will once again require undergraduate students to submit standardized test scores as part of the application process. Students applying for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering will have to submit SAT or ACT scores beginning with those seeking admission for the fall 2026 semester”

TRANSACTIONS
5. Comings and Goings

1 THING

6. Just Super

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