College Golf Recruiting Timeline Update: Dead Period Extended to April 15, 2021
The NCAA D-I Council has extended the dead period yet again, this time until April 15, 2021. For a refresh on what a dead period is, click here. What’s next? There…
College Golf Recruiting Timeline Update: Dead Period Extended to January 1, 2021
Can it get any worse?! More bad news – the NCAA D-I Council has extended the dead period yet again, this time until January 1, 2021. Wow, great! For a refresh on…
College Golf Recruiting Timeline Update
Recruiting Timeline Update: As of August 12, 2020, the Division I NCAA Council Coordination Committee announced that the recruiting dead period was extended to September 30, 2020. The extension of the dead period precludes all in-person contact between coaches and...
Do You Recognize This Professional Golfer?
The point of this piece is twofold. First, The Hub wants to help you understand that the college golf landscape is pretty big (nearly 2,300 programs in total, Men and Women) and that there really is a home for every aspiring competitive junior golfer out there…if you...
College Athletes’ Rights
The NCAA took a dramatic step last Wednesday toward allowing college athletes to earn income for things like product endorsements and social media content. With state legislatures across the country passing or looking into laws that would allow for college athletes to...
LIVE Virtual Event – Recruited: The Ins and Outs of College Golf
Tune in April 30th 4:00 – 7:00 PM This event will bring together top players, coaches and recruiting experts to tell their stories and help parents and high school students navigate the college golf recruiting process. The recruiting seminar is free to attend, however...
“Yay” or “Nay”: NCAA Athletic Departments’ Choices on Granting Extra Eligibility
To sum it all up, the college golf world has become pretty chaotic. Much remains uncertain at this time, but we are here to keep you plugged in and informed. Here are two recent stories covering the contrasting decisions of a few big-name institutions. If you're...
Extra Year of Eligibility Creates Uncertainty in College Golf
When the NCAA decided last week that athletes in spring sports will be given an extra season of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, most lauded the move as a compassionate decision. Adding an extra year of eligibility for athletes comes with ramifications,...
Spring High School Golf Cancellations
As of April 8, 2020, 11 U.S. states have cancelled Spring high school sports. Geographically, most of the 11 are Midwest states, but the list also includes California and Georgia. The number of states shutting down brick and mortar school systems as well as cancelling...
Recruiting Dead Period Extended
The NCAA Administrative Committees have weighed in, again, amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. As of Wednesday, April 1, the recruiting dead period will be extended six weeks to May 31st.