Institution: University of Mississippi

Date: December 01, 2017

Violation Summary: The University of Mississippi lacked institutional control and fostered an unconstrained culture of booster involvement in football recruiting. Six football staff members and 12 boosters were involved in the violations, which included the provision of approximately $37,000 to prospects through cash payments, the use of automobiles, lodging, transportation, meals and apparel. Two staff members also helped arrange fraudulent standardized test scores for three prospects. The panel found the involved head coach failed to monitor the program, allowing his staff to knowingly commit a series of recruiting violations, submit false information on recruiting paperwork and not report known violations.

Penalty Summary: Penalties in the case include three years of probation; a two-year postseason ban for the football team; a financial penalty; scholarship and recruiting restrictions; vacation of records; a two-conference-game suspension for the head coach; an eight-year show-cause order for the operations coordinator; five-year show-cause orders for an assistant coach and an assistant athletics director; and a two-year show-cause order for another assistant coach. During the show-cause periods, if an NCAA school hires any of the individuals, that school must follow the terms of each of their respective orders.

Involved Sports:
Football

Case Level: I

Involved Penalties:

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