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DI Board of Directors formally adopts changes to roster limits
Story Links The Division I Board of Directors on Monday adopted additional changes to NCAA rules to implement the court-approved House settlement. The changes — which codify roster limits, including legislated exceptions for current student-athletes whose roster spots would have been impacted by those limits — are effective July 1. “With the […]

The Division I Board of Directors on Monday adopted additional changes to NCAA rules to implement the court-approved House settlement. The changes — which codify roster limits, including legislated exceptions for current student-athletes whose roster spots would have been impacted by those limits — are effective July 1.
“With the court’s approval of the House settlement, college sports are entering a new era of increased benefits for college athletes,” said Tim Sands, chair of the board and president at Virginia Tech. “Today’s vote to codify the roster provisions of the settlement formally removes limits on scholarships for schools that opt in, dramatically increasing the potential available scholarships for student-athletes across all sports in Division I.”
Moving forward, NCAA rules for Division I programs will no longer include sport-specific scholarship limits. Instead, schools in the defendant conferences and others that opt in to the settlement rules and associated benefits to student-athletes will have roster limits, and schools will have the option to offer scholarships to any and all of those student-athletes. This change will dramatically increase the number of scholarships potentially available to Division I student-athletes, including more than doubling the possible number of scholarships that can be offered to women. NCAA schools have a deadline of June 30 to indicate whether they intend to opt into the settlement for the 2025-26 academic year.
The rules changes include legislated exceptions for current student-athletes with remaining eligibility whose roster spots would have been impacted by immediate implementation of the roster limits. Those designated student-athletes will be identified by their current or former schools, and regardless of the school for which they participate, they will not count toward that school’s roster limits for the duration of their eligibility.
The division’s core guarantees — which include scholarship protections — are not impacted by the rules changes. If a student-athlete receiving athletics aid loses a roster spot for roster management, athletics performance reasons, or due to injury, that student-athlete’s scholarship cannot be revoked unless and until the student chooses to transfer.
A document containing frequently asked questions and the answers to those questions was released shortly after settlement approval and will be updated as appropriate.
Decision-Making Working Group
The board received an update from the Decision-Making Working Group on recommendations that, if adopted at the board’s August meeting, would restructure governance in Division I.
After weeks of soliciting membership feedback, via surveys and receiving direct correspondence from stakeholders, the working group met again in mid-June and made some modifications to its original concepts for committee composition and structure.
The working group’s recommendations would streamline decision-making, creating a flatter and more agile governance structure that would enable Division I to act more quickly when changes are needed. A more streamlined structure would also more clearly delineate where responsibility for membership decisions lies, thus increasing member schools’ accountability for rules they propose and adopt.
The recommended structure would, however, continue to highlight the tie between college sports and academics, focus on increased athletics opportunities, and emphasize providing a safe and healthy athletics environment. It will also protect access to championships for all Division I conferences and preserve existing revenue distribution formulas.
If ultimately adopted in August, the Division I governance structure will comprise:
- The Division I Board of Directors, which will maintain oversight over the division’s finances, litigation and the NCAA infractions process (for violations or rules unrelated to the settlement terms).
- The Administrative Committee, which will report to the board and will have legislative oversight for rules not included in the settlement.
- The Academics and Eligibility Committee, which will report to the Administrative Committee and which — via two subcommittees — will have oversight over minimum standards for academics and athletics eligibility requirements.
- The Membership Committee, which will report to the Administrative Committee and will have oversight over minimum national standards for NCAA and conference membership requirements.
- The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which will report directly to the Division I Board of Directors.
- Sport-specific oversight committees, which will report to the Administrative Committee when needed and will have authority over playing and practice seasons, recruiting rules, Division I playing rules and championship administration. Sport oversight committees already exist in football (Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision) and men’s and women’s basketball.
For all of the committees, the working group determined that voting representation — including the weighted voting for autonomy conferences, totaling approximately 65% on each committee — was appropriate, reflecting the recognizable prominence of the schools competing in those conferences, as well as the increased legal scrutiny those conferences face as compared with their peers.
The working group supported seats designated for certain subdivisions in Division I being populated by representatives from schools or conference offices.
Conference membership requirements
In April, the board directed NCAA staff to share concepts for potential adjustments to conference membership requirements with NCAA members for feedback.
After reviewing the feedback from NCAA members, the board took no action, noting a broad lack of support for changes at this time. Although the board will not consider any further changes to the conference membership requirements in the near future, it will consider a moratorium on applications for schools reclassifying from Division II and III to Division I during its Aug. 5 videoconference.
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Hagens continuing to put in work despite hectic schedule
MINNEAPOLIS — James Hagens has had quite a year. The 18-year-old helped the United States win its second straight gold medal as the top-line center at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in January before following that up with a workmanlike performance as the No. 1 pivot at Boston College as a freshman last season. […]

MINNEAPOLIS — James Hagens has had quite a year.
The 18-year-old helped the United States win its second straight gold medal as the top-line center at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in January before following that up with a workmanlike performance as the No. 1 pivot at Boston College as a freshman last season.
He was starry-eyed watching actor Adam Sandler announce him as the No. 7 pick to the Boston Bruins during the 2025 NHL Draft at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on June 27, gained great experience at Bruins development camp earlier in July, and then attended the premier of Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2,” where he met and conversed with the famed actor at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on July 21.
Whew!
“You’re going from place to place, state to state, so it’s crazy but it’s just something you have to let soak in because it only happens once,” Hagens said.
He’s one of 42 U.S. players attending the World Junior Summer Showcase this week at Ridder Arena, looking to lead and make a difference as the Americans prepare for a possible three-peat at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in St. Paul and Minneapolis from Dec. 26-Jan. 5.
“To have the whole thing behind him probably feels good and then to be drafted by Boston, in the same city that he’s playing college hockey, was probably exciting for him,” said Boston College coach Greg Brown, who is also serving as the assistant coach for the U.S. “I know it just seemed to be a lot … you’d see all the interviews he went through for the draft, and he’s trying to play well and do as well as he can for BC.
“I think now that the whole draft is behind him, he knows where he’ll be to start his pro career. He can concentrate on just playing hockey and that’ll probably be much easier.”
He looks laser focused on helping the U.S. win a third straight gold and do it on home ice for the first time. He has four assists in two exhibition games, playing center on a line with BC teammate Teddy Stiga (Nashville Predators) and right wing Brodie Ziemer (Buffalo Sabres).
“Creating culture is a huge part of this, you don’t want a divided locker room,” Hagens said. “Everyone here knows each other well. I think that’s something that really is helpful. It carries over a ton when you’re able to trust the guy off the ice, when you’re able to just go out there and play freely.”
Hagens tied for the U.S. lead with five goals in seven games to help his country win the championship at the 2025 WJC as the top center between Gabe Perreault (New York Rangers) and Ryan Leonard (Washington Capitals).
He also centered Perreault and Leonard at Boston College, where he had 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 37 games.
“James had an unreal year. I can’t speak to the pressure he faced as a top pick in the draft, but I know it’s got to be a lot,” Stiga said. “I was his roommate, so I know what he was going through. It’s hard but I think he handled it well.
“He was a point per game player in college, and that’s hard to do playing with guys like Perreault and Leonard, who are really high skilled. Sometimes you saw him deferring to ‘Lenny,’ but you know he can score with the puck, he can pass the puck, do everything.”
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Sharks Foundation + Tech CU Provide $15,000 Grant
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Tech trio named All-America Scholars
NORMAN, Okla. – Texas Tech’s Charlie DeLong, Ben Gregg and Calum Scott were named 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars, revealed Tuesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination: An individual must be a sophomore, junior, or senior both academically and athletically must participate in 50 […]

To be eligible for a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination:
- An individual must be a sophomore, junior, or senior both academically and athletically
- must participate in 50 percent of their team’s competitive rounds
- own a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2
- must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
Scott, a senior in 2024-25, finishes his Texas Tech career earning the All-America Scholar honor all three years of his career. DeLong, also a senior, took home the honor both seasons as a Red Raider while Gregg, a sophomore in 2024-25, earned the honor after his first year eligible.
In total, 556 NCAA Division I athletes from 190 schools earned 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors.
About Cobalt Golf
Cobalt is a direct-to-consumer golf brand focused on developing premium laser rangefinders for golfers who demand the best out of their gear. We take pride in producing highly accurate, durable, easy-to-use products and delivering high-performance optical quality at a better price. For more information, please visit www.cobalt-golf.com.
About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men’s collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA’s mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors.
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Star Power: AJ Dybantsa Has College Hoops Fans Fighting And Losing Their Damn Minds Over A Viral Shot Of Him Jumping Out Of The Gym
In case you somehow haven’t heard of AJ Dybatnsa yet, welcome. He’s likely going to be the face of college basketball next year. He’s also going to BYU, which hard to imagine why you’d pick BYU: And now you have him showing off his vert. Sure, it’s a weird angle that’s designed to show him […]

In case you somehow haven’t heard of AJ Dybatnsa yet, welcome. He’s likely going to be the face of college basketball next year. He’s also going to BYU, which hard to imagine why you’d pick BYU:
And now you have him showing off his vert. Sure, it’s a weird angle that’s designed to show him looking like a damn freak, but he still jumped 42 inches.
But the real sign he’s going to be a star? People fighting about this, a simple picture.
And on and on we go with a lot of the same stuff. But the fact is it’s July and people are willing to fight over a college basketball player. That’s how you get people to like my sport. I don’t care how high he can jump. Sure it makes for viral clips and all that shit, but that doesn’t mean anything if he struggles. I don’t think he will, the dude can play.
All this is good for college basketball. You have 3 big time guys coming into the sport, all of who are listed as the possible No. 1 pick for the NBA Draft with him, Darryn Peterson and Cam Boozer. You have big names coming back, people caring and willing to fight in the comment section. That’s awesome for a sport that deserves more attention than feast week and 3 weeks in March. Weird to see BYU loading up on talent, playing a true national schedule and being one of the teams listed first this year, but welcome to the new era.
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The College Test: What Porter Martone’s NCAA Decision Could Mean for His NHL Future
(Header/feature image courtesy of Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) When the Philadelphia Flyers selected Porter Martone with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, they didn’t just draft a player—they bet on a vision. A physically mature, detail-oriented forward with a pro-ready toolkit, Martone came into the draft with the polish of a player who […]

(Header/feature image courtesy of Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
When the Philadelphia Flyers selected Porter Martone with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, they didn’t just draft a player—they bet on a vision. A physically mature, detail-oriented forward with a pro-ready toolkit, Martone came into the draft with the polish of a player who might only need a year—or less—before turning pro. But in a decision that reflects his maturity just as much as his potential, Martone chose to take the NCAA route and commit to Michigan State for the upcoming season.
On the surface, it might look like a detour. But for Martone, it could be the perfect path to long-term success—and for the Flyers, a quietly brilliant development move.
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So what can fans expect from Martone’s first NCAA season, and how might it help mold him into the kind of top-six forward Philadelphia needs?
Who is Porter Martone? A Quick Refresher
He’s not flashy in the traditional sense, but his game has layers: strong hockey sense, a pro-caliber shot, responsible play off the puck, and a frame that allows him to win battles and drive the middle of the ice.
In many ways, he’s already built like an NHL player. But Martone’s decision to attend Michigan State suggests he’s looking for more than a quick path to the show.
Why Michigan State?
The Spartans have become one of the most compelling developmental programs in the NCAA. Under head coach Adam Nightingale, Michigan State has shifted toward a fast-paced, skilled, and structured brand of hockey, mirroring many of the principles found in today’s NHL systems.
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Here’s what makes MSU an ideal fit for Martone:
1. Puck Possession Focus
Martone brings a tantalizing combination of size (6-foot-3, 205 pounds), smarts, and skill. He’s the type of player who doesn’t just score—he dictates. A right-shot forward who can play either wing or center, he’s been praised for his poise with the puck, his ability to protect it in traffic, and his vision as a passer.
Michigan State plays a control-heavy style built around keeping the puck, supporting it through layers, and generating offense from below the dots. Martone’s strengths—his puck protection, timing, and vision—align beautifully with that philosophy. He’ll be empowered to hang onto the puck, make plays, and use his frame to create space in high-danger areas.
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2. Defensive Structure and Accountability
Nightingale has emphasized two-way responsibility and intelligent puck management. For Martone, that means continued development as a 200-foot player—an area already considered a strength, but one that could be refined even further against older, more physically developed opponents.
3. Strong Supporting Cast
Martone won’t be alone in East Lansing. He’ll be joining fellow Flyers 2025 draftee Shane Vansaghi, a hard-nosed, physically assertive forward with a motor that never quits. That chemistry could translate into a dynamic duo that balances skill and grit.
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Additionally, the Spartans return a solid veteran core and talented underclassmen, including players like Isaac Howard (EDM), giving Martone the chance to both drive a line and play within a competitive environment.
4. Top Facilities and Resources
Michigan State has invested significantly in its program—on and off the ice. With top-notch strength training, recovery, analytics, and video tools, Martone will have every resource he needs to continue growing—not just as a player, but as a professional.
How the NCAA Path Could Shape Him Differently
Many Flyers prospects in recent years—have taken the CHL (Tyson Foerster, Oliver Bonk, Denver Barkey) or NTDP (Cam York) routes. Those leagues offer constant game reps and high-octane competition, but the NCAA presents a unique development opportunity—and it’s one that’s so far served Philly’s young talents quite well. (After all, Alex Bump and Bobby Brink did both win national championships in college with Western Michigan and the University of Denver, respectively.)
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Although Martone did start out in the OHL with the Brampton Steelheads, here’s how college could seriously benefit his development:
1. Time to Build Physically and Mentally
The NCAA’s shorter schedule (34–40 games plus playoffs) means more time for off-ice development. That allows Martone to continue building strength, stamina, and explosiveness in a structured way. With many of his qualities being close to or arrived at NHL-ready, this time can be spent refining balance, acceleration, and agility—areas that could push him from “ready” to “dominant.”
Mentally, the college environment also cultivates leadership, time management, and maturity. Martone, who’s always been described as detail-oriented and driven, seems to value that.
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2. More Practice Time, More Structure
College hockey offers significantly more practice and strength training time than junior leagues. That’s valuable for a player like Martone, whose game is built on nuance and decision-making, and who will surely welcome any chance to build up his physique for the big leagues. The increased opportunity to work with coaches, watch video, and drill systems will help sharpen his reads and execution.
3. Facing Older Competition
In the CHL, Martone would be going up against teenagers. In the NCAA, he’ll face men—players aged 21–24, many of whom have NHL futures themselves. It’s the kind of test that doesn’t just challenge skills, but forces adaptation. How do you handle forecheck pressure from a 23-year-old? How do you hold the puck along the boards against someone with five years of college muscle?
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These aren’t just reps—they’re refinements.
What This Means for His NHL Readiness
Martone is already physically mature, yes, but the jump from junior hockey to the NHL is steep in pace, detail, and discipline. If Martone dominates at Michigan State the way many expect, he could make the transition after just one year—maybe even joining the Flyers late in the 2025–26 season, much like Cam York did coming out of the University of Michigan.
The key difference? Martone plays a heavier, more NHL-style game already. College hockey will reinforce the habits needed to make his transition seamless.
What to Watch This Season
For fans tuning into Michigan State this fall, here are the key markers to track:
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Is he consistently impacting games? Look for shifts where Martone dictates pace, controls possession in the offensive zone, and makes smart plays in transition.
Can he elevate teammates? Martone isn’t just there to score—he should be the player that others play better alongside.
Is he defensively reliable? Watch his positioning on the backcheck, his decision-making in the defensive zone, and his ability to win puck battles down low.
Powerplay role: Expect Martone to be featured prominently, likely as a bumper or net-front presence where he can use his size and hands.
Faceoff responsibility (if he plays center): This could determine how the Flyers project him long-term. If he wins draws consistently and anchors his line, his future down the middle becomes more certain.
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Final Thought: A Modern Power Forward in the Making
Porter Martone, with all of the hype and excitement he brought with him when the Flyers took him at sixth overall this year, is the kind of young player worth waiting for. He’s the kind of player who makes winning plays. Smart. Patient. Heavy on pucks. Technically sound. Hard to play against.
His decision to go to Michigan State isn’t a delay—it’s a deliberate step forward. It’s a signal that Martone, like the Flyers, is thinking long-term.
Because when he arrives in Philadelphia, he won’t just be “ready.” He’ll be prepared to thrive.
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