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Schools running afoul of NCAA rules have been in the news lately for major college football programs with an investigation at Michigan for in-person scouting and sign-stealing, Florida State reaching a negotiated resolution and Florida being investigated for rules violations centered on NIL payments.
Georgia athletics and other schools regularly report violations considered minor in nature.
From July 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023, Georgia reported 17 Level III violations across nine sports programs, according to information obtained from the school in an open records request. Those are considered isolated or limited in nature.
Georgia listed six in the same six-month period in 2022. Tennessee self reported three in the last six months of last year.
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Here’s what Georgia reported to the NCAA in the latest batch:
Georgia football rules violations: Phone calls, charity event, practice coaching
There were four violations involving the football program.
Two were for calling prospects before the permitted date.
A coach called a rising senior in a violation listed from June 26 and he was barred from calling the recruit for 14 days. A coach phoned a junior in a violation dated Feb. 14. The football staff did not call him during the permitted spring window to call juniors and could not contact the recruit by phone or electronically for another seven-day period.
A football noncoaching staff member broke a rule in a violation listed as Sept. 6 by taking part in a practice drill, exceeding the countable coach limit. He was prohibited from attending any activities with players for seven days.
The other violation was from August of 2022 and 2023 for…
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Author : Athens Banner-Herald
Publish date : 2024-01-23 09:01:37
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