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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The NCAA informed University of Miami administrators
it will consider invoking its “willful violators” clause and make an
exception to the traditional four-year statute of limitations in the Nevin
Shapiro case, a university source told Yahoo! Sports.
Traditionally, the NCAA’s bylaws would only allow it to sanction the
Hurricanes for infractions that occurred during the four years prior to
receiving a letter of inquiry from investigators. For example, if Miami
received a letter of inquiry for a case on Sept. 1, 2011, the NCAA could
only sanction the school for applicable violations dating back to Sept. 1,
2007. But the clause – reserved for “a pattern of willful violations” –
can spin a probe back to the earliest applicable infractions.
Nevin Shapiro said this photo was taken in his luxury box during Miami's
2008 season. From left to right are then-men's basketball assistant coach
Jake Morton, Shapiro and William Joseph.
(Special to Yahoo! Sports)
Applied to the Shapiro allegations, it means the NCAA could reach as far
back to early 2002, when the booster said he began funneling benefits to
Hurricanes players. And if the probe stretched back to 2002, it would
overlap with Miami’s two-year probationary period from the baseball program
, which was leveled from February 2003 to February 2005. That could
potentially tag the Hurricanes athletic program with a “repeat violator”
label and make the school further susceptible to the NCAA’s so-called death
penalty.
[Y! Sports probe: Who is Nevin Shapiro?]
NCAA president Mark Emmert said that despite the penalty being used only
once before in college football – against Southern Methodist University in
1987 – the association isn’t shying away from such a drastic sanction.
“We need to make sure that we’ve got, for the committee on infractions,
all the tools they need to create those kinds of deterrents,” Emmert told
USA Today. “If that includes the death penalty, I’m fine with that.”
And while the likelihood of the death penalty remains questionable, the
possibility of the willful violators clause is not welcome news for an
already-embattled athletic department. Miami athletic director Shawn
Eichorst released a statement Thursday assuring the school’s commitment to
“the integrity of the NCAA investigation” and “demanding the full
cooperation of our employees and student-athletes.”
“There are tough times ahead, challenges to overcome and serious decisions
to be made, but we will be left standing and we will be stronger as a result
,” Eichorst said. “I understand there are unanswered questions, concerns
and frustration by many but this athletic department will be defined now and
in the future, by our core values, our integrity and our commitment to
excellence, and by nothing else. The University of Miami, as an institution
of higher learning, is a leader in exploration, achievement and excellence
and we will work hard to do our part to live up to that standard.”
Miami photo gallery [Photo gallery: Miami booster parties with athletes]
Shapiro is a Miami booster currently serving a 20-year federal prison term
for operation a $930 million Ponzi scheme. He detailed to Yahoo! Sports a
wide-ranging eight-year run of violations that include cash, gifts,
prostitution, entertainment at nightclubs and strip clubs, parties at his
mansion, yacht cruises and other benefits. Yahoo! Sports found at least
seven coaches, three support staff members and 72 athletes with direct
involvement or knowledge of infractions committed by the booster from 2002
to 2010. | H*****r
发帖数: 764 | 2 now NCAA can ignore the 4-year limit....bad news for Miami
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: CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The NCAA informed University of Miami administrators
: it will consider invoking its “willful violators” clause and make an
: exception to the traditional four-year statute of limitations in the Nevin
: Shapiro case, a university source told Yahoo! Sports.
: Traditionally, the NCAA’s bylaws would only allow it to sanction the
: Hurricanes for infractions that occurred during the four years prior to
: receiving a letter of inquiry from investigators. For example, if Miami
: received a letter of inquiry for a case on Sept. 1, 2011, the NCAA could
: only sanction the school for applicable violations dating back to Sept. 1,
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