UNC receives letter of allegations
Posted June 21, 2011 4:33 p.m. EDT
Updated June 21, 2011 7:12 p.m. EDT
Chapel Hill, N.C. — The University of North Carolina has received a letter of allegations from the NCAA stemming from the NCAA's investigation into the football program over the past year, UNC spokesperson Kevin Best said Tuesday.
Best said that the university is reviewing the letter and will release it to the media later today.
As is the standard process in an investigation conducted by the NCAA, a notice of allegations is sent with specific rules infractions by the school following the enforcement staffs investigations into alleged violations.
The NCAA has been investigating the UNC football program since last summer on allegations that players got improper benefits or had engaged in disallowed relationships with agents and boosters. In December, UNC identified 10 people – three of them former players – who provided some benefit to players on the 2010 UNC team.
The university has also been conducting an internal investigation into allegations of academic misconduct by players.
Fourteen players missed some or all of the games played in the 2010 season. The NCAA declared two of them, wide receiver Greg Little and defensive end Robert Quinn, permanently ineligible, and UNC kicked a third, defensive tackle Marvin Austin, off the team.
UNC has 90 days to respond to the NCAA's allegations and may request additional time if necessary. When all involved parties have responded to the alleged rules violations found by the NCAA staff, a hearing date is then set with the Committee on Infractions.
A pre-hearing conference with the school and other involved individuals is held four-to-six weeks before the hearing. During this conference call, the allegations are discussed.
Before the hearing the NCAA enforcement staff will write a case summary documenting the allegations, involved individuals, any outstanding issues and other information relevant to the case. The case summary is sent to the individuals involved in the hearing and to the Committee on Infractions at least two weeks prior to the hearing.
The penalties are announced following the hearing.
