NCAA confirms it is looking into Dabo Swinney’s tampering accusations against Ole Miss

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Dabo Swinney made national headlines last week when the Clemson coach publicly accused Ole Miss coach Pete Golding of “blatant” tampering.

Now he’s hoping for a quick resolution.

The NCAA confirmed to The Athletic via a statement Monday night that it is involved in the matter. Though the organization did not provide specifics, officials have been in direct contact with Clemson about Swinney’s allegations.

“The NCAA will investigate any credible allegations of tampering and expect full cooperation from all involved as is required by NCAA rules,” NCAA vice president of enforcement Jon Duncan said in the statement. “We will not comment further on any ongoing investigation.”

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“The NCAA quite frankly was surprised that a school was willing to come forward as directly and transparently as we have,” Neff said. “Normally, there’s a lot of complaints in the media, hearsay amongst the industry, etcetera. Very little actually gets reported (from the schools). That’s coming from the NCAA directly. And so we’re very eager and resolute to do so.”

The NCAA processed 90 tampering cases last year, but this is the highest-profile of its kind, with Swinney taking the rare step of publicly going on the record with accusations against another sitting head coach.

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