NCAA Secondary Violations Self Reported June 2016 - May 2017

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Date Occurred NCAA
Rules education to Coach. Coaching staff
Coach sent a text message to a 2018 PSA Level III - Closed 7/11/16; No
will not communicate with PSA for 2
Jun-17 6/14/2016 6/30/2016 M. Basketball 13.4.1.1 on June 14, one day prior to the first further action required by
weeks after date it is otherwise first
permissible text date for this PSA. enforcement staff
permissible.
Rules education with entire staff. Letter of
admonishment issued to Coach. Entire
Level III - Closed 7/22/16; No
Coach replied to an e-mail sent by a 2018 sport staff will be prohibited from sending
Jun-17 7/10/2016 7/18/2016 W. Swimming 13.4.1 further action required by
PSA. electronic correspondence to PSA for a
enforcement staff
period of two weeks once it becomes
permissible to do so.
Student-athlete never submitted a final high Level III - Closed 8.16.16; No
Reviewed Bylaw with Compliance Staff.
Jun-17 2/1/2014 8/11/2016 W. Track & Field 14.3.1.1.2.1 school transcript to the NCAA Eligibility further action required by
SA will submit final high school transcript
Center for the 2013-14 academic year. enforcement staff
A letter of admonishment will be issued
On April 17, Coach called PSA's home Level III; Closed 9.8.16; No
to Coach. Rules education session
telephone as listed in ACS. According to the further action required by
13.1.3.1.2 (15- conducted with Coach. Entire staff will be
Jun-17 4/17/2016 8/26/2016 M. Track telephone records, the call lasted for 1 enforcement staff; Granted
16 rule) prohibited from contacting PSA for a
minute and that number called Coach back relief from standard 2-for-1
period of two weeks (August 21 through
immediately with a 12 minute call. penalty
September 3).
SA has repaid $78.34 of impermissible
benefit. Rules education provided to MBB
staff. Letter of Admonishment issued to
DOBO. Institutional policies and
An ineligible student-athlete received Level III - Closed 9.6.16; No
procedures regarding black card usage
Jun-17 8/22/2016 9/2/2016 M. Basketball 16.5.2 $78.34 worth of impermissible incidental further action required by
clarified with MBB staff. MBB staff has
meals in July and August 2016. enforcement staff
now indicated a clear point person (i.e.,
DOBO) who will be responsible for adding
and deleting SAs eligible to receive
incidental meals through app.
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Institution will provide rules education to
coaching staff. Women's Basketball
coaching staff will be prohibited from
On September 1, two coaches sent emails
emailing or texting with PSA for 2 weeks Level III; Closed 9.20.16; No
and coach sent a text message to PSA prior
when it is otherwise first permissible (i.e., recruiting materials/e-
Jun-17 9/1/2016 9/13/2016 W. Basketball 13.4.1 to first permissible date to communicate
September 1 at beginning of junior year). correspondence for 4 weeks
with PSA. PSA was incorrectly coded in ACS
Policies and procedures for coding PSAs when permissible.
as a 2018 rather than a 2019.
into compliance software will be
reviewed, and additional checks will be
incorporated.
On September 29, Coach reported that he
pocket dialed a 2019 PSA twice within a five
minute period. The PSA had called the
Level III - Closed 10/10/16;
coach and her number was on his recent Rules education; Letter of admonishment;
No further action should be
call/contact list. When putting his phone Coach meet w/ Athletics IT about phone;
Jun-17 9/29/2016 10/6/2016 Soccer 13.1.4.1 taken by the NCAA
back in his pocket, the coach did not close 2-for-1 recruiting communication ban
Enforcement staff in this
the screen and left the contact list up on his starting 9-1-17
matter
screen. Per Coach, neither pocket dial
connected with the PSA; however, the PSA
did end up calling the coach back later.

Administrative assistant (AA) contacted the

airport shuttle service regarding
transportation for an official visit weekend
since the coaches would not be able to pick Rules education will be conducted with Level III - Closed 10/25/16;
the PSAs up at the airport due to their the coaching staff and the administrative PSAs are ineligible for
game. AA contacted a local shuttle service assistant. Letter of admonishment will be competition until restitution
Jun-17 9/16/2016 10/10/2016 Field Hockey 13.5.2.1 and received a quote for a party bus. Coach issued to Coach. Institution is seeking is made. No further action
told AA that a party bus was impermissible reinstatement of PSAs without repayment should be taken by the NCAA
and asked her to inquire about other of the $17.50 benefit as they had no enforcement staff in the
options. The last option was an SUV stretch. culpability for the violation. matter.
AA and Coach took the description of the
vehicle to mean an oversized SUV as
opposed to a limousine.
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Coach inadvertently sent a text to a current Rules education will be conducted with Level III - Closed 11/2/2016;
high school sophomore. The text was meant the involved coach. Staff will be No further action should be
Jun-17 10/9/2016 10/28/2016 Baseball 13.4.1.5 to be sent to a current high school junior. prohibited from contacting PSA for a taken by the NCAA
The last names of the PSAs are almost period of two weeks once it becomes Enforcement staff in the
identical and Coach selected the wrong one. permissible to do so. matter.
During PSA's official visit, he charged a Rules education will be conducted with
Level III - Closed 11/16/2016;
wireless internet fee to his room. Coaching the entire sport staff. PSA will remain
No further action should be
Jun-17 9/17/2016 11/8/2016 M. Track & Field 13.6.6 staff forgot to have the PSA provide his own ineligible to compete for the institution
taken by the enforcement
credit card for incidental expenses when he until he makes restitution in the amount
staff in the matter.
checked in. of $9.95.
IAWP form, review, and policies will be
shifted to Athletics Compliance Office to
Institution mistakenly and unintentionally enhance IAWP screening procedures. Level III - Closed 1/4/2017;
employed an individual associated with a Letter of admonishment issued to No further action should be
Jun-17 6/9/2014 11/16/2016 M. Basketball 13.12.2.2.3
recruited prospect (IAWRP) at the Assistant Director of Event Management. taken by the enforcement
institution's summer camp. Rules education conducted with MBB staff in the matter.
coaching staff and Assistant Director of
Event Management.
Reduce the recruiting opportunities for
Level III - Closed 11/21/2016;
the PSA from 7 to 5 (2 for 1) during the
Two coaches had impermissible off-campus Reduction of two recruiting
Jun-17 9/21/2016 11/17/2016 M. Basketball 13.1.1.1.1 2016-17 academic year. Letter of
contact with 2020 PSA. person days for 2016-17
admonishment to Coaches. Additional
academic year.
rules education with MBB staff.
Coaches publicized via Twitter a two-hour Level III - Closed 12/16/16;
Rules Education w/ entire staff and
Jun-17 12/1/2016 12/13/2016 Softball 17.1.7.2.2 skill instruction workout that was to occur No further action by NCAA
removal of tweet.
on 12/2/16. Enforcement Staff
Level III - Closed 1/24/2017;
Rules education provided to the entire
No further action should be
Volleyball staff. If Volunteer Coach
Volunteer Coach received an impermissible taken by the NCAA
returns to the program, he will be asked
Jun-17 12/20/2016 1/19/2017 Volleyball 11.01.6 meal in conjunction with three different on- enforcement staff in the
to repay the value of the impermissible
campus unofficial visits. matter. Other: Be advised,
meals (i.e., $33.88) before performing any
future similar violations may
coaching activity for the program.
resort in additional penalties.
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Coach had an in-person contact with PSA.
Institution is working with ACS to identify
At the conclusion of the contact, Coach
and fix the issue. Rules education will be Level III - Closed 1/4/17; No
entered it into ACS via the app on his
conducted with the entire staff. The further action should be
W. Swimming & phone. ACS flagged the contact as a
Jun-17 9/27/2016 1/22/2017 13.1.5.1 entire staff will be precluded from taken by the NCAA
Diving potential violation and, upon review by the
recruiting off-campus for a period of one Enforcement staff in this
compliance office, it was discovered that
week since the PSA has already signed a matter.
this was the 4th contact with the PSA since
National Letter of Intent.
July 1.
Rules Education w/ involved staff plus all Level III - No further action
Signed PSA received a 4th complimentary
staff. PSA has re-paid value of ticket ($5) should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 12/20/2016 1/24/2017 Wrestling 13.7.2 admissions without paying for the ticket
to charity. Letters of admonishment to Enforcement staff in the
ahead of time.
Coach and Asst. Ticket Manager. matter.
PSA made an unofficial visit to the
institution. There were also official visits on-
campus for the involved sport during that Rules education was conducted with the
Level III - No further action
time. One morning, team members bought coaching staff and will be conducted with
W. Swimming & should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 1/20/2017 2/14/2017 13.7.2.1.2 groceries with host money and made the entire team. PSA will be ineligible
Diving Enforcement staff in the
breakfast (egg casserole and pancakes) in until a $5 donation is made to charity.
matter.
the team room. PSA ate with student- PSA made $5 donation on 2/15/2017.
athletes and other recruits, but did not pay
the per person cost.
The business, Trailheads Apparel, was
started on February 2, 2017. The gofundme
page was created on February 8 in order to
Student-athletes were instructed to shut
raise capital. On February 9, the Compliance
down the gofundme page and remove Level III - No further action
Office was made aware of the gofundme
any reference to the business on social should be taken by the NCAA
page and reviewed it. The Compliance
M. Swimming & media. Rules education was done with the Enforcement staff in the
Jun-17 2/8/2017 2/15/2017 12.4.4 Office confirmed with the conference office
Diving involved student-athletes and their head matter. Waiver was also
that a violation of 12.4.4 had occurred. The
coach, and will be done with the entire approved for the Trailheads
involved student-athletes were asked to
team at a later date. Student-athletes Apparel.
shut down the gofundme page on February
were declared ineligible.
10 and they complied within an hour. At the
time the page was shut down, 10 donations
totaling $645 had been made.
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PSA called Coach, but coach was busy and Level III - No further action
did not answer. Coach looked at his phone, should be taken by the NCAA
saw that he missed the call and put the Enforcement staff in the
Rules education was conducted with the
Jun-17 1/25/2017 2/21/2017 Baseball 13.1.3.1 phone in his pocket. At that time, Coach matter. It should be noted
AC.
unintentionally called the PSA, realized that that relief is granted in this
it happened and hung up without making situation due to the
contact. circumstances.
Coach sent a permissible text message to
Level III - No further action
the PSA. PSA responded 8 minutes later
should be taken by the NCAA
stating he saw that coach had called. Coach
Enforcement staff in the
M. Swimming & checked his outgoing calls and saw a 40- Rules education was conducted with the
Jun-17 2/10/2017 2/21/2017 13.1.3.1.1 matter. It should be noted
Diving second call to PSA's number. During the Coach.
that relief is granted in this
process of transferring PSA's number from
situation due to the
list of outgoing text massages to his
circumstances.
contacts, Coach accidentally placed a call.
Level III - No further action
An image of a current football student-
Rules education was provided to staff should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 4/5/2017 4/6/2017 Football 12.5.1.6 athlete was used in a social media graphic
member; image was removed Enforcement staff in the
promoting an upcoming institutional camp.
matter.
Rules education to Coach. Coaching staff Level III - No further action
Coach sent a text message to a 2019 PSA on will not communicate with PSA for 2 should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 4/21/2017 5/4/2017 Football 13.4.1.1
April 21 weeks after date it is otherwise first Enforcement staff in the
permissible. matter.
SA has used Wrestling Mindset mental
training products in the past. Wrestling
Conducted rules education with the Level III - No further action
Mindset asked SA for a testimonial and the
involved student-athlete. Had SA contact should be taken by the NCAA
SA obliged. The testimonial, along with the
Jun-17 4/18/2017 5/8/2017 Wrestling 12.5.2.1 Wrestling Mindset and have them remove Enforcement staff in the
SA's name and picture, was placed on the
the post from Instagram. SA has been matter. SA was reinstated
company's Instagram account. SA was not
declared ineligible. without conditions.
aware that giving a testimonial was a
violation of NCAA rules.
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A list of "signees" was posted on the

institution's athletics website. This list,
which was provided to the Athletics
Level III - No further action
Communications Office by a coach, included Rules education was conducted with the
should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 4/28/2017 5/11/2017 M. Track & Field 13.10.2.1 both scholarship and non-scholarship involved Athletics Communication intern,
Enforcement staff in the
individuals. The involved psa's name was as well as the involved coach.
matter.
included even though he had not signed a
National Letter of Intent, a tender or paid
the institution's acceptance fee.
Coach published camp advertisements via Rules education conducted with Coach.
Level III - No further action
the camp website as well as a printed Letter of admonishment to Coach.
13.4.3.2, should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 5/10/2017 5/26/2017 Volleyball business card without including language Impermissible advertisements removed
13.12.1.3 Enforcement staff in the
stating the camps were open to any and all from display and publication until
matter.
participants corrected.
Rules Education; Letter of Level III - No further action
Two coaches had an impermissible off- admonishments to coaches; 2 week off- should be taken by the NCAA
Jun-17 5/13/2017 6/29/2017 M. Gymnastics 13.1.1.1 campus contact with a 2018 PSA at the campus contact ban; 1 contact during Enforcement staff in the
Junior National event. senior year instead of 3 matter.