Shel runs a dirty program!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:54 pm
NCAA sanctions LSU on recruiting
The NCAA has placed LSU's football program on probation for one year and handed it recruiting and scholarship reductions after the Committee on Infractions cited the program with major violations stemming from the recruitment of a prospective player.
The school escaped harsher penalties because it self-reported the recruiting violations and cooperated with investigators, the NCAA said.
The Committee on Infractions found that a former LSU assistant coach provided the prospect with transportation and lodging during an unofficial visit to the school and used a second phone -- which he allegedly did not disclose to investigators -- to make impermissible recruiting calls. Investigators allege the assistant knowingly committed the infractions.
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the probe centered on former receivers coach D.J. McCarthy's dealings with defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, a junior college transfer who never played for the Tigers. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NCAA did not publicly discuss the matter before the announcement.
McCarthy resigned in December 2009; Hicks left the program in January 2010.
In a statement, McCarthy said: "I am grateful that the NCAA has concluded its investigation and welcome the opportunity to someday return to the realm of college coaching. Although I disagree with the NCAA's findings and the manner in which I have been characterized, I will take the next few days to thoroughly review all options, including appealing their decision."
The sanctions include a 10 percent reduction in official recruiting visits for football during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years, as well as a reduction of two initial scholarships for 2011-12 and two overall scholarships for 2010-11. The scholarship reductions were self-imposed by LSU.
The former assistant was assessed a one-year show-cause penalty.
