If a school fails to release timely and accurate availability reports for its upcoming game, it risks receiving monetary penalties ranging from $25,000 for a first offense to $100,000 for a third and further offenses in football, and a maximum of $15,000 to $25,000 in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.

From NIL to conference realignment, college football has experienced many changes recently. The latest change to take place happened Wednesday when the SEC released its first Student-Athlete Availability Report for week four's slate of games.

FAYETTEVILLE — The SEC released the first student-athlete availability report for Arkansas football’s Week 4 game at Auburn on Wednesday. The conference requires reports for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball games between SEC opponents. The rule was implemented this year.