re: NCAA: "Hundreds of violations occurred in Tennessee football program over 3 seasons"

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NCAA: Hundreds of violations occurred in Tennessee football program over 3 seasons

Over the course of three seasons, the Tennessee football program committed 18 Level I violations — encompassing more than 200 individual infractions — most of which involved recruiting rules violations and direct payments to prospects, current student-athletes and their families, according to a decision released by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. An additional four Level I unethical conduct violations occurred involving former university employees. The violations resulted in impermissible inducements and benefits totaling approximately $60,000. As a result, Tennessee failed to monitor its football program. Additionally, due to his personal involvement in the violations, the former football head coach violated head coach responsibility rules.

The committee used the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines to prescribe the following penalties in addition to the fine:

• A fine of $8 million plus 3% of the football program budget.
• Five years of probation.
• A reduction in football scholarships by a total of 28 during the term of probation, including at least two scholarships each year.
• A six-year show-cause order for the former head coach. Should the head coach become employed in an athletically related position at an NCAA school during that show-cause order, he shall be subject to a suspension from 100% of the first season of his employment.

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