The infractions and penalties committee of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) issued a public reprimand to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) in response to the finding of major violations of NCAA legislation that occurred at the institution. The reprimand, which was announced on Friday, April 20, 2012, was issued by the ACC approximately one month after the NCAA … Continue reading
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm provides a summary of ongoing enforcement, reinstatement or waiver cases (or stories highlighting the impacts of prior infractions cases) involving NCAA member institutions. We call it “NCAA Enforcement Potpourri”. Enjoy. Penn State Sex-Abuse Investigation Former Federal Bureau of Investigation director Louis Freeh and investigators from his firm have conducted … Continue reading
Luke Decock, a staff writer with The News & Observer, authored a February 29, 2012, article on a recent panel discussion at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that elicited strong opinions and comments concerning UNC, the athletics program and the institution’s NCAA enforcement case. Decock’s piece started with the following: In the middle of … Continue reading
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm provides a summary of ongoing enforcement, reinstatement or waiver cases (or stories highlighting the impacts of prior infractions cases) involving NCAA member institutions. We call it “NCAA Enforcement Potpourri”. Enjoy. “A Statement of Principles for Athletics at UNC” Alex Barinka of reesesport reported a group of faculty at the … Continue reading
The deposition of Amy Herman, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) associate athletic director for compliance, revealed the UNC athletics compliance office maintained “few written records related to the NCAA investigation” according to an October 19, 2011, newspaper report. The deposition, which was made public on October 18, 2011, was conducted during the pending lawsuit by The … Continue reading
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) released its response to the NCAA notice of allegations, which was issued on June 21, 2011. UNC’s response included numerous self-imposed penalties. The enforcement staff alleged: An academic support center tutor and football student-athletes engaged in academic fraud-which resulted in the student-athletes being ineligible to compete in athletics … Continue reading
Michael L. Buckner, shareholder of the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, was quoted in a July 27, 2011, article on ESPN.com concerning the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s termination of head football coach Butch Davis. The July 27 article, “Butch Davis fired by Tar Heels”, by Joe Schad and other reporters, covered the Davis termination … Continue reading
Fox Sports Ohio published an excellent summary of recent and ongoing NCAA enforcement cases. The July 18, 2011, piece, “NCAA compare/contrast story”, by Eric Gingrich of The Buckeye Battle Cry, “includes research on six NCAA schools that are either under investigation or currently playing under sanctions, originally published at The Buckeye Battle Cry, which is … Continue reading
Durham County (North Carolina) Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson denied on July 13, 2011, a petition by former University of North Carolina (UNC) football student-athlete Michael McAdoo seeking to compel the institution to reinstate his athletics eligibility while preventing the NCAA from interfering in the process or punishing UNC if he returned to play. McAdoo … Continue reading
Keren Goldshlager of The Daily Tar Heel wrote an article explaining the Tuesday, April 19, 2011, decision of a Wake County judge, who ruled the University of North Carolina “should have complied with certain public records requests filed by media during the NCAA investigation of the football team”. According to Goldshlager’s article, Judge Howard Manning … Continue reading
