DII football programs tend to have access to fewer resources than the teams that compete at the top level of the sport. However, they’re still expected to adhere to a certain set of standards established by the NCAA, which Winston-Salem State failed to do during a recent game thanks to an employee who couldn’t be bothered to properly measure the yard lines.
The NCAA has seen its power and influence take a massive hit since the start of the NIL Era, but the governing body is still responsible for establishing and enforcing the rules of the 24 different sports it sanctions.
There are currently more than 1,100 schools across the country that compete in at least one of those sports, including 665 that sponsor a football team that plays at either the Division I, Division II, or Division III level…