The University of North Carolina in the Chapel Hill football scandal was an incident in which the football program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was investigated and convicted for several violations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations, including academic fraud and inappropriate benefits for athletes-students from sports agents. The NCAA investigation found that a tutor has completed courses for several soccer players, among other inappropriate services. In addition, the investigation found that seven soccer players receive thousands of dollars in valuables from sports agents or agents associated with agents. The NCAA sanctions led to postseason bans, 15 scholarship reductions, and 3 years probation. It was just a second major offense case in North Carolina history, and the first since a men's basketball program was approved in 1960 for recruiting violations.
In addition, North Carolina football broke away with several players involved in the NCAA offense and sacked head coach Butch Davis in the summer before the 2011 season. In 2013, the Orange County County attorney, North Carolina, the county where the university is located, prosecution of five people involved in the scandal over violations of state laws on sports agents. Among the charged include tutors found by the NCAA to provide improper academic assistance to players. The charge was later canceled.
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History
Investigations and suspensions
On July 15, 2010, ESPN reported that the NCAA interviewed several North Carolina football players for alleged gifts, additional benefits, and sports agency involvement. Defensive resistance Marvin Austin, among the players interviewed by the NCAA, made a post on Twitter on May 29th. The article contains references to Club LIV, a nightclub in Miami, Florida where a sports agency party had occurred two months earlier. Austin is reported to have attended the party with broad North Carolina recipients, Greg Little and South Carolina, ending tightly Weslye Saunders, among other college football players.
On August 26, 2010, the NCAA began a separate investigation of North Carolina football involving possible academic fraud involving a tutor in the university's academic support program. The tutor was later identified as Jennifer Wiley. According to Athletics director Dick Baddour, the NCAA began a second investigation based on information shared by players interviewed in the first investigation of a sports agency. Another source familiar with the investigation said that Wiley was accused of "inappropriate aid on paper that requires soccer players to write for classes." However, Baddour said on Sept. 24 that Wiley refused to cooperate with the NCAA.
North Carolina suspends Austin on September 1st, before the season begins. In total, thirteen players missed the North Carolina 4 season opener against LSU due to the NCAA investigation. The next day, the defense coach and associate coach John Blake were forced to resign; Blake is being investigated for inappropriate contact with a sports agency, including Gary Wichard. On September 13th, running back Shaun Draughn was the first of 13 to be restored. On September 22, the NCAA suspended Kendric Burney and Deunta Williams's defense support for six and four games, respectively, and credited two for both of his already seated games. On October 11, 2010, North Carolina officially dismissed Austin from the team, and the NCAA declared the small and final defensive recipient Robert Quinn "permanently unqualified" for receiving inappropriate benefits.
McAdoo's demand for NCAA
Defensive end Michael McAdoo filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on July 1, 2011 looking for a recovery back to the North Carolina football team. It follows the NCAA who found McAdoo guilty of receiving undeserved benefits and committed academic fraud through courses completed by Jennifer Wiley. The NCAA reached its verdict based on the UNC High Court's Honorable Decision that McAdoo undertook academic dishonesty by requesting Wiley complete the bibliographic section and the section quoted from the scientific paper on a research paper. From this lawsuit, McAdoo was forced to publish the newspaper; an analysis by Dan Kane of Raleigh News & amp; Observer found that the Court of Appeal failed to find some examples of plagiarism in McAdoo's paper. On July 13, a North Carolina High Court judge in Durham refused to give orders against the NCAA, thus upholding the unworthiness of McAdoo.
NCAA findings
In June 2011, the NCAA raised official allegations against North Carolina football. On March 12, 2012, the NCAA released a public offense report for North Carolina. The NCAA found that North Carolina was guilty of several offenses, including academic fraud and failure to monitor the football program. However, the NCAA did not find anything extending to the lack of institutional control, explaining that the university "educates its teachers on academic irregularities and its trainers on outsourced athletic outcomes related... finding academic fraud and taking decisive action... cooperating fully, repeat offenders and... show proper control over his athletic program. "
African and Afro-American Controversy Department
When the NCAA investigates issues related to sports agents and academic dishonesty, the University of Africa's African and Afro-American Department (AFAM) is under scrutiny because of the large number of athletes and basketball athletes registered in the class. On September 1, 2011, department chairman Julius Nyang'oro resigned from his executive position but remained in the faculty.
In 2012, an internal investigation by the university and another investigation led by former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin found evidence of unethical practices by AFAM, such as limited class meetings and unlawful value changes. The university's internal investigations found that questionable classes were useful for general students, not just students-athletes.
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Sanctions
Self-imposed
Citing jeopardizing his reputation, North Carolina sacked Butch Davis on July 27, 2011. The next day, Dick Baddour announced that he would resign and allow Chancellor Holden Thorp to hire a football head coach. Also, defensive coordinator Everett Withers was promoted to head coach while the university looked for a permanent one.
In September 2011, North Carolina cleared all 16 victories from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
In November 2013, North Carolina sent a letter of disassociation to Austin, Little, and Quinn.
From NCAA
On March 12, 2012, the NCAA issued official sanctions against North Carolina football: a post-school ban for 2012, a reduction of 15 scholarships, and 3 years probation. Among the NCAA findings: John Blake is paid by agent Gary Wichard, to whom Blake is referring players. Therefore, Blake was sentenced to a three-year show-cause with severe restrictions on work at NCAA member schools.
Criminal charges
On September 30, 2013, a jury in Orange County, North Carolina issued a sealed indictment on five people for 25 counts of violating the State Uniform Athlete Agencies Act. Among the five defendants are Jennifer Wiley (now married and known as Jennifer Wiley Thompson), sporting agent Terry Watson, and Michael Wayne Johnson Jr., former quarterback at North Carolina Central University accused of acting as an "intermediary" for Terry Watson and Greg Little.
Julius Nyang'oro was charged by a grand jury in the same county on 2 December 2013.
See also
- University of North Carolina at the Chapel Hill academy-athletic scandal
References
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