Matter on the NCAA investigation process

Posted on: August 19, 2016 at 08:54:01 CT

“There are a lot of misconceptions with how the NCAA Committee on Infractions works. For one, the committee is made up of people who have normal day jobs, mostly in college athletics. They meet periodically to discuss cases and make decisions. When they meet they don't always have sufficient information from the investigators to make a ruling on the case. Also, this wasn't a high-profile, contentious case, like what we've seen at Syracuse and North Carolina in recent years. Missouri's case was handled by the summary disposition process, so there was likely less urgency to get it done. Maybe it got stuck on the bottom of the pile. The NCAA works at its own pace. As for Haith, the evidence couldn't be traced back to him. Common sense says he was aware of the shady internship - pretty negligent if he wasn't aware why his players were going to Georgia for weeks - but the evidence couldn't prove it. The NCAA loves nothing more than bringing down head coaches, especially head coaches it's investigate before. So, that tells me they just didn't have enough on Haith considering his name and job title didn't appear in the 17-page report.”

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