(CBS Detroit) -The University of Michigan and five people who currently or previously worked for the football program have reached an agreement with the NCAA regarding penalties for program violations committed during the COVID-19 death period.
Violations include in-person recruitment of contacts during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown period, unauthorized tryouts, and countable coaches authorized when members other than the coaching staff engage in on-field and off-field instructional activities. Includes more than 1,000 football programs. and tactical guidance for student-athletes.
The NCAA said the former coach was not a party to the agreement and that its infractions committee will handle the matter separately.
“The negotiated resolution also included an agreement by the school that the underlying violations represented a breach of responsibility by the head coach and that the former head football coach had failed in his responsibility to cooperate with the investigation.” It is stated in the release.
Additionally, the university agreed that it “failed to prevent and detect unauthorized recruiting contacts and failed to ensure that the football program complied with regulations for members other than the coaching staff.”
The penalties agreed upon by the university and the NCAA include three years of probation for the university, fines and recruiting restrictions.
“Today's joint resolution concerns the University of Michigan Athletic Department and several former and current employees. We are pleased to have reached a resolution on this matter to move our student-athletes and football program forward. Additional information is available at: “We do not and cannot comment further on other aspects of the NCAA investigation,” the university said in a statement Tuesday.
Officials also agreed to a one-year show cause order consistent with the Level II-Standard and Level II-Mitigated classifications.
This is done after the team wins College Football Playoff National Championship Earlier this year, former head coach Jim Harbaugh stepped down and took over as head coach. Los Angeles Chargers.
