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Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:05 pm
I know everyone wants the death penalty but.
Ole Miss faces charges of rules violations in three sports
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Chris Low
ESPN Senior Staff Writer
Mississippi has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA charging the school with rules violations in the football, women's basketball, and track and field programs, although sources told ESPN.com that most of the football violations predate current coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.
Yahoo! Sports first reported Friday that Ole Miss had been formally notified of allegations by the NCAA.
The NCAA investigation has dragged on for three years or more, and Ole Miss officials had been pushing for a resolution to the case. Ole Miss has 90 days to respond to the allegations. Most of the violations are centered in the women's basketball and track and field programs.
Sources told ESPN.com that the announcement was expected. Allegations connected to Mississippi's football team largely derived from the 2008-11 tenure of Houston Nutt, sources said. Freeze was named the Rebels' coach in December 2011.
The investigation took on another layer over the summer when former offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, a junior last season, was suspended for seven games for receiving improper benefits. He was given loaner vehicles from a local dealership in Oxford and didn't pay for them.
Sources told ESPN.com that the new football violations in the NCAA's report centered primarily on the Tunsil case.
"This is a fraction involving our current football staff," a source told ESPN's Edward Aschoff. "Some of those things we've already self-imposed some penalties around and already dealt with. This just happens to be part of a broader process."
A source told The Associated Press that the football program has already taken some steps, such as reducing recruiting official visits, to try to mitigate any punishment from the NCAA.
The NCAA has charged Ole Miss with a number of rules violations, but sources told ESPN that many of the allegations either do not involve the football team or predate Hugh Freeze becoming the head coach. Stacy Revere/Getty Images
The timing of the notice of allegations is anything but ideal for the Rebels. National signing day is Wednesday, and Ole Miss is hosting several recruits on campus this weekend as it tries to complete a class currently ranked No. 3 by ESPN.
Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork, in a statement Friday, declined to elaborate on the allegations.
"As has been the case for the past three years, we are bound by confidentiality and cannot comment publicly on the matter," Bjork said. "However, I can say that I'm confident in how our coaches and staff operate our program, and we take compliance, NCAA and SEC rules very seriously. We are working hard to seek a resolution to this matter."
The NCAA has been investigating Ole Miss since 2012 when women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins and two assistants were fired after a school investigation found academic and recruiting misconduct. Two players were ruled ineligible, and Ole Miss self-imposed a one-year postseason ban.
Ole Miss officials later acknowledged that the NCAA was also looking into issues regarding the football program.
The NCAA does not comment on current, pending or potential investigations.
ESPN's Joe Schad contributed to this report.
Ole Miss faces charges of rules violations in three sports
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Ole Miss charged with NCAA violations (2:51)
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7:33 PM ET
Chris Low
ESPN Senior Staff Writer
Mississippi has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA charging the school with rules violations in the football, women's basketball, and track and field programs, although sources told ESPN.com that most of the football violations predate current coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.
Yahoo! Sports first reported Friday that Ole Miss had been formally notified of allegations by the NCAA.
The NCAA investigation has dragged on for three years or more, and Ole Miss officials had been pushing for a resolution to the case. Ole Miss has 90 days to respond to the allegations. Most of the violations are centered in the women's basketball and track and field programs.
Sources told ESPN.com that the announcement was expected. Allegations connected to Mississippi's football team largely derived from the 2008-11 tenure of Houston Nutt, sources said. Freeze was named the Rebels' coach in December 2011.
The investigation took on another layer over the summer when former offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, a junior last season, was suspended for seven games for receiving improper benefits. He was given loaner vehicles from a local dealership in Oxford and didn't pay for them.
Sources told ESPN.com that the new football violations in the NCAA's report centered primarily on the Tunsil case.
"This is a fraction involving our current football staff," a source told ESPN's Edward Aschoff. "Some of those things we've already self-imposed some penalties around and already dealt with. This just happens to be part of a broader process."
A source told The Associated Press that the football program has already taken some steps, such as reducing recruiting official visits, to try to mitigate any punishment from the NCAA.
The NCAA has charged Ole Miss with a number of rules violations, but sources told ESPN that many of the allegations either do not involve the football team or predate Hugh Freeze becoming the head coach. Stacy Revere/Getty Images
The timing of the notice of allegations is anything but ideal for the Rebels. National signing day is Wednesday, and Ole Miss is hosting several recruits on campus this weekend as it tries to complete a class currently ranked No. 3 by ESPN.
Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork, in a statement Friday, declined to elaborate on the allegations.
"As has been the case for the past three years, we are bound by confidentiality and cannot comment publicly on the matter," Bjork said. "However, I can say that I'm confident in how our coaches and staff operate our program, and we take compliance, NCAA and SEC rules very seriously. We are working hard to seek a resolution to this matter."
The NCAA has been investigating Ole Miss since 2012 when women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins and two assistants were fired after a school investigation found academic and recruiting misconduct. Two players were ruled ineligible, and Ole Miss self-imposed a one-year postseason ban.
Ole Miss officials later acknowledged that the NCAA was also looking into issues regarding the football program.
The NCAA does not comment on current, pending or potential investigations.
ESPN's Joe Schad contributed to this report.
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Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:07 pm to Badge
As soon as you start realizing this is sop for the rant and you don't have to try to refute everything you will rest a lot easier.
This post was edited on 1/29/16 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:16 pm to piggidyphish
This is what happens when u beat Bama twice in a row. REC at work
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:27 pm to Badge
in other words, there is no meat to this story about ole miss football, the story was simply released on the eve of a big recruiting weekend in oxford to desperately try and slow the momentum.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:44 pm to REBSontheRISE
Doesn't matter if the football violations where prior to freezy boy arriving. It is still an ole spice violation and penalties with be forthcoming...........
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:45 pm to Badge
Ole Miss is so fricked. Today begins the rise of State.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:46 pm to BayouTiga
But the tears taste so sweet...
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:48 pm to DeathvalleyU
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But the tears taste so sweet...
The only people crying are the ones who had so much misplaced, juvenile, amped up emotion in the hope that we would get hammered.
IT is here. And IT won't even rise to the level of State's used Mustang.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 9:16 pm to No Colors
Media is backing way off.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 9:23 pm to Badge
Yeah, they are using photos of Houston Nutt.
Will he receive an 8 year show-cause?
Will he receive an 8 year show-cause?
Posted on 1/29/16 at 10:40 pm to matthew25
Nothing big happening here...time to move on.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 10:46 pm to Badge
Good to see Bjork is still working
This post was edited on 1/29/16 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 1/29/16 at 11:42 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
Seems NCAA picks and chooses their victims. Where are the ban the NCAA threads
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:09 am to REBSontheRISE
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"This is a fraction involving our current football staff," a source told ESPN's Edward Aschoff.
What part of this don't you understand? It says current staff is involved.
Recruits will take your payments for coming for an OV but they will avoid signing with you like herpes.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:45 am to FishFearMe
Tunsil. Done and approved.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 2:39 am to REBSontheRISE
The NCAA has two words for you: David Saunders.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 7:36 am to Badge
"Most of the football sanctions pre-date freeze"
Most
Most
Posted on 1/30/16 at 7:47 am to REBSontheRISE
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the story was simply released on the eve of a big recruiting weekend in oxford to desperately try and slow the momentum.
Yes, the nation will stop at nothing in its fight against the behemoth that is Ole Miss Football.
I know, I know...43-37 and whatever that other score was.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 7:48 am to Badge
Posted on 1/30/16 at 7:50 am to RBWilliams8
Ole Miss just needs to come up with a couple million dollars and hire the law firm that supported Oregon. Those lawyers were so good that they actually got Oregon and LSU out of their charges. Les was able to make a small concession for cooperating. Oregon was able to put everything related to football on Kelly and most importantly dodge the dreaded "Lack of institutional control" that they were facing.
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