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March 11, 2008
NCAA Penalizes Brigham Young U. for Rules Violations
The NCAA has placed Brigham Young University on probation for three years after finding that two prospective men’s volleyball players received thousands of dollars in impermissible benefits from the team’s financial supporters.
A report released today by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions accused the university of recruitment violations, and found that the team’s former head coach had failed to monitor the team for those violations.
The two recruits were Cuban immigrants. One was allegedly given $13,000 in recruiting incentives by a booster, including $8,000 in legal assistance for his immigration case. A booster also provided improper room and board, transportation, and higher wages to the second recruit.
In addition to its three-year probation, the university was docked scholarships and must limit its recruiting. The boosters are also prevented from associating with BYU’s athletics program for two years.
The university did not immediately return calls about whether it would appeal the ruling. —Hurley Goodall
Posted on Tuesday March 11, 2008 | Permalink |Comments
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I root for one of BYU’s opponents, but penalties like this one strike me as unfair. Collusion and unrecorded transactions are notoriously (if not impossible) to detect unless someone in the know blows the whistle.
Now, if the former head coach chose to ignore a credible whistleblower, I can understand the penalty. If not, these sanctions go too far.
They are Catch-22s.
— Auditing 101 Mar 12, 12:38 PM #