mrowl
8/23/2006, 09:23 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2558080
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma has self-reported three secondary violations of NCAA bylaws by its football team, including one in which graduate assistants improperly provided transportation to a prospect during his official visit.
The university reported to the NCAA that one graduate assistant provided the recruit with transportation to the university and another returned the recruit home. Because the recruit lived more than 30 miles from Oklahoma's Norman campus, the transportation was a violation of NCAA rules, Oklahoma said.
In a letter to the NCAA, Oklahoma compliance officials said the violation was inadvertant and occurred because "the prospect suddenly needed a ride to his official visit."
Oklahoma said the other violations occurred when a prospect spoke twice by telephone with a former Sooners football player and when a prospect from Oklahoma City stopped by a Sooners practice unannounced during a dead period for recruiting was immediately asked to leave by coach Bob Stoops.
Oklahoma's reporting of the violations was included in a report released by the university Tuesday regarding an investigation into the dismissal of two football players who broke NCAA rules by accepting pay for work they did not perform at a Norman car dealership.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma has self-reported three secondary violations of NCAA bylaws by its football team, including one in which graduate assistants improperly provided transportation to a prospect during his official visit.
The university reported to the NCAA that one graduate assistant provided the recruit with transportation to the university and another returned the recruit home. Because the recruit lived more than 30 miles from Oklahoma's Norman campus, the transportation was a violation of NCAA rules, Oklahoma said.
In a letter to the NCAA, Oklahoma compliance officials said the violation was inadvertant and occurred because "the prospect suddenly needed a ride to his official visit."
Oklahoma said the other violations occurred when a prospect spoke twice by telephone with a former Sooners football player and when a prospect from Oklahoma City stopped by a Sooners practice unannounced during a dead period for recruiting was immediately asked to leave by coach Bob Stoops.
Oklahoma's reporting of the violations was included in a report released by the university Tuesday regarding an investigation into the dismissal of two football players who broke NCAA rules by accepting pay for work they did not perform at a Norman car dealership.