Flag football has been added to the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program and four other women's sports were elevated to championship status, the NCAA announced Friday.
Syracuse AD John Wildhack is calling for serious reforms in college football, including a holistic rethinking of the calendar, collective bargaining with athletes and consolidation of TV media rights.
The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as "major sporting events" that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries.
The College Sports Commission urged schools to sign an agreement pledging to abide by new rules that govern how to pay players, saying, "If there was a time to stick out your neck, it's now."
Changes to the transfer windows in several sports were approved by the Division I Cabinet on Wednesday, most notably shortening and moving back the window in men's and women's basketball to the day after the national championship game.
The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.