The University of Georgia has self-reported 15 secondary violations that occurred in nine of its athletic programs between July and December 2008. These violations included sending text message to prospective student-athletes (which is now impermissible under NCAA rules) and exceeding the allowed number of phone calls to a recruit during a week (which is one).
This is not compliance related, but Inside Higher Ed has a brief story on NCAA President Myles Brand and his battle with pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, his chances for a full recovery are not good. Brand has been instrumental in placing a greater emphasis on academics during his tenure.
Also included in the Inside Higher Ed story is another recount of proposed NCAA legislation. One piece that has not been mentioned here yet was the proposal to reverse a prohibition in men’s basketball that prevented coaches from attending non-institutional camps and contests in April. The coaches in favor of the reversal feel that attending these camps would help limit their recruiting budgets by being able to see a plethora of prospective student-athletes at a single event.
The same article has a rundown of rules changes in Division II and Division III.
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