Here's the scoop:
By Tommy Deas
The University of Alabama self-reported 13 NCAA violations, none major in nature, from July 1, 2014, through June 30 of this year, according to a report released by the school Friday.
Five of the violations were in football, and seven of the violations were related to text messages, emails or calls to recruits during periods when such contact is not allowed, or in excess of the allowed number of contacts in a given time period.
No names of student-athletes or coaches were contained in the report, but a violation that resulted in a football player being declared ineligible for one game after being over-awarded scholarship money due to a computer entry error referred to linebacker Trey DePriest. He repaid the money and was reinstated.
Another violation involved early-enrollee running back DeSherrius Flowers, who received financial aid and practiced in the spring but was determined to be a non-qualifier "after a change in circumstance" related to his college entrance exam. Flowers' scholarship was cancelled and he will not be enrolled to play this fall.
A football player was cited for giving his complimentary admission spots for a game to a friend, who then sold them.
Multiple football players were cited for promoting or endorsing a movie on social media last summer after receiving free passes. The passes were allowed under NCAA rules, but promoting the movie was a violation.
The other football violation was for an assistant coach responding to a text message from a recruit. Three violations in swimming and diving were of a similar nature, as were two in soccer and one in track and field.
The men's basketball program and Crimson Tide Productions violated NCAA rules for using a prospect's image to create a personalized recruiting aid during the player's official visit.
The track program was cited for allowing an athlete to travel and compete prior to requesting and receiving final amateurism certification.
A rowing coach violated NCAA rules by providing meals for the parents of two recruits before the start of their official visits.
UA provided additional rules education to coaches and involved athletes in most cases as corrective action. Letters of admonishment were issued to staff members involved in DePriest and men's basketball violations, as well as for violations in soccer, track and swimming. In some cases, coaches were not permitted to contact recruits for 14 days, or to send material to recruits for up to 60 days.
The number of violations was less those reported in recent years due to changes in NCAA rules that now allow text messages to be sent to recruits (with some restrictions) in sports other than football, track and swimming. In the 2011-12 reporting period, UA had 27 violations. A year later, the number was 31. Last year, Alabama had 20 such violations.
Nine SEC schools reported more violations than UA in the same time period. Alabama's violations were all Level III or Level IV violations, meaning they were deemed to be isolated or limited in nature, or inadvertent or technical in nature.
By Tommy Deas
The University of Alabama self-reported 13 NCAA violations, none major in nature, from July 1, 2014, through June 30 of this year, according to a report released by the school Friday.
Five of the violations were in football, and seven of the violations were related to text messages, emails or calls to recruits during periods when such contact is not allowed, or in excess of the allowed number of contacts in a given time period.
No names of student-athletes or coaches were contained in the report, but a violation that resulted in a football player being declared ineligible for one game after being over-awarded scholarship money due to a computer entry error referred to linebacker Trey DePriest. He repaid the money and was reinstated.
Another violation involved early-enrollee running back DeSherrius Flowers, who received financial aid and practiced in the spring but was determined to be a non-qualifier "after a change in circumstance" related to his college entrance exam. Flowers' scholarship was cancelled and he will not be enrolled to play this fall.
A football player was cited for giving his complimentary admission spots for a game to a friend, who then sold them.
Multiple football players were cited for promoting or endorsing a movie on social media last summer after receiving free passes. The passes were allowed under NCAA rules, but promoting the movie was a violation.
The other football violation was for an assistant coach responding to a text message from a recruit. Three violations in swimming and diving were of a similar nature, as were two in soccer and one in track and field.
The men's basketball program and Crimson Tide Productions violated NCAA rules for using a prospect's image to create a personalized recruiting aid during the player's official visit.
The track program was cited for allowing an athlete to travel and compete prior to requesting and receiving final amateurism certification.
A rowing coach violated NCAA rules by providing meals for the parents of two recruits before the start of their official visits.
UA provided additional rules education to coaches and involved athletes in most cases as corrective action. Letters of admonishment were issued to staff members involved in DePriest and men's basketball violations, as well as for violations in soccer, track and swimming. In some cases, coaches were not permitted to contact recruits for 14 days, or to send material to recruits for up to 60 days.
The number of violations was less those reported in recent years due to changes in NCAA rules that now allow text messages to be sent to recruits (with some restrictions) in sports other than football, track and swimming. In the 2011-12 reporting period, UA had 27 violations. A year later, the number was 31. Last year, Alabama had 20 such violations.
Nine SEC schools reported more violations than UA in the same time period. Alabama's violations were all Level III or Level IV violations, meaning they were deemed to be isolated or limited in nature, or inadvertent or technical in nature.
