NCAA LSDBi

Major Infractions Case

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

October 10, 2019

The Mary Hardin-Baylor head football coach impermissibly provided the use of his car to two student-athletes. The coach violated head coach responsibility rules when he failed to promote an atmosphere for compliance and failed to monitor his staff.

The penalties include the following: two years of probation (self-imposed by the university); a vacation of records in which any ineligible student-athletes competed; a $2,500 fine (self-imposed by the university); outside audit of the college’s athletics policies and procedures to ensure that they are consistent with institutional guidelines and NCAA Division III rules (self-imposed by the university); a three-month suspension of the head coach and a suspension for the first three contests of the 2018 season (self-imposed by the university); mandatory attendance for the head coach at a 2018 NCAA Regional Rules Seminar and attendance during each year of probation (self-imposed by the university); and mandatory attendance for all assistant football coaches, including the recruiting and academic coordinator, at a Regional Rules Seminar during probation.


Football

Television: 0 yrs
Reduction in Financial Aid: No
Postseason: 0 yrs
Recruiting: No
Probation: 2 yrs
Show Cause Penalty: No
 
Vacation of Record: Yes
 


Division Number Title
III 11.1.2.1 Responsibility of Head Coach.
III 13.2.2 Specific Prohibitions.
III 13.5.1 General Restrictions.
III 14.9.1 Institutional Staff Member - Defined
III 16.02.3 Extra Benefit.
III 16.8.1 Permissible.