Answers to some of the questions.

If a student athlete is misadvised by the compliance office or academics, the university can file a waiver for them to compete due to the misadvisement. The misadvisement must be documented.

A financial hardship works by the student athlete proving to the NCAA they suffered a financial hardship that resulted in them losing the opportunity to participate in athletics. They can take from 2 weeks to a month to be completed. The NCAA requires lots of documentation to prove the hardship was suffered and resulted in the lose of the opportunity to compete.

A high school athlete can continue to be a batboy as long as all recruiting rules are followed by the baseball coaching staff.

Only visits to NCAA schools count in the 5 official visits.

Fans can design any t-shirts they like…if you decide to sell them, then the NCAA rules come into play.

For the occasional meal question. That is the university policy, the NCAA does not regulate prior approval for the meals.

In reference to the question on the work-outs before school starting. It depends on what sport and could be a potential rule violation. Let me know the sport and I will give you additional info.

For the soccer transfer..if he has never been fulltime, he could have all 4 years left. Clock starts for DI as soon as you become a full time student.

For the post on the 80 team tournament.

I think it would be great, but the NCAA gods(Major university presidents) won’t let it happen. The DI head coaches already voted they want more teams in the tournament. It would be great and give many of the mid-majors a legitimate chance of the final four or even a championship. So many of the mid-major conferences have to put it all on the line for a conference championship and automatic bid due to the fact an at large is not realistic. Many quality teams face this scenario every year. It’s a shame b/c many coaches jobs are on the line, even with the mid-majors, to make the tournament.