Stanford Found Guilty of Major NCAA Infractions
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:01 pm
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/15/s ... iolations/
This once squeaky-clean athletics program has now been found guilty of two major Level II violations.
One of the violations involved the 20 hour participation rules in softball. The other one involved the football team:
This once squeaky-clean athletics program has now been found guilty of two major Level II violations.
One of the violations involved the 20 hour participation rules in softball. The other one involved the football team:
Though Stanford self-reported these violations in 2014 they are truly major infractions. I'm just hoping they don't lose any bowl eligibility or scholarships.NCAA issued a public reprimand and fined the Cardinal $5,000. There are no other sanctions from the NCAA, athletic director Bernard Muir said, although Stanford self-imposed several penalties.
“Many in the community will be pretty disappointed, including myself,’’ Muir said. “We care not only about winning championships, but we also want to do it the right way.
“We didn’t have the proper oversight necessary to make sure we were in compliance.”
The football program’s transgression involved former receiver Devon Cajuste accepting impermissible benefits of approximately $3,400 in the Cardinal’s summer off-campus housing program.
Cajuste received $400 for meals and movie tickets and a $3,000 loan (for a bike) that had been repaid when the violations were discovered, according to Stanford.
Stanford has since ended the program, which was approved by the NCAA at the time it was created in 2007.
“I am the student-athlete involved in the violation,” Cajuste said in a statement. “I unknowingly accepted impermissible benefits from my summer landlord. I look forward to moving on from this incident and to supporting my alma mater for many years to come.”