NCAA Committee On Infractions Adds Additional Charge
Athletic Director Rick Greenspan announced his resignation almost immediately after Indiana University revealed that the NCAA Committee on Infractions had added a "Failure to Monitor" charge against the school.
The charge means that the school had monitoring procedures in place, but they were not adequate and effective. It is less serious than "Lack of Institutional Control" but still could bring serious penalties, including a postseason ban.
The Committee on Infractions has the authority to add charges beyond the allegations laid out by the NCAA enforcement staff. The Committee heard a case involving Long Beach State in August 2007 and also added a "Failure to Monitor" charge.
Florida State was also recently charged with "Failure to Monitor" in their investigation into academic fraud; they were hit with this allegation directly by the NCAA enforcement staff.
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Thomas Yeager, former chairman of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions, said Failure to Monitor is a lesser but similar charge to Lack of Institutional Control, the most serious accusation the NCAA can levy against a school.
Usually if the transgressions are widespread, it's a Lack of Institutional Control," said Yeager. "A Failure to Monitor means there were red flags that should have been caught ... That's less than a lack of institutional control charge but it's still serious."
The charge means that the school had monitoring procedures in place, but they were not adequate and effective. It is less serious than "Lack of Institutional Control" but still could bring serious penalties, including a postseason ban.
The Committee on Infractions has the authority to add charges beyond the allegations laid out by the NCAA enforcement staff. The Committee heard a case involving Long Beach State in August 2007 and also added a "Failure to Monitor" charge.
Florida State was also recently charged with "Failure to Monitor" in their investigation into academic fraud; they were hit with this allegation directly by the NCAA enforcement staff.
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Thomas Yeager, former chairman of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions, said Failure to Monitor is a lesser but similar charge to Lack of Institutional Control, the most serious accusation the NCAA can levy against a school.
Usually if the transgressions are widespread, it's a Lack of Institutional Control," said Yeager. "A Failure to Monitor means there were red flags that should have been caught ... That's less than a lack of institutional control charge but it's still serious."
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