Articles tagged:NCAA investigation

Posted: Fri Jul 8 3:34 p.m. by Jim Knight AnnArbor.com Sports Director
NCAA says Rich Rodriguez failed to monitor staff at West Virginia

The NCAA says former Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez's failure to monitor his graduate assistants and non-coaching staff members at West Virginia led to violations.

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Posted: Thu Jun 2 5:59 a.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Most major figures in the Michigan football NCAA investigation are no longer with the university

Six-plus months after the University of Michigan finished dealing with an NCAA investigation into its football program, six of the seven employees who received letters of reprimand are no longer with the university. When Michigan senior associate athletic director Joe Parker left last month for a job at Texas Tech, ...

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Posted: Mon May 16 8:01 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Michigan football team ahead of schedule in cutting practice time required from NCAA violations

CHICAGO —The Michigan football team cut its practice time more rapidly than originally expected in order to faster fulfill the 130 hours it must dock itself due to NCAA violations. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon (above) said he expects the Wolverines to fulfill their reduced practice time requirement ahead of ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 3 9:05 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Looking over her stat book, Pioneer High School girls basketball coach Chrystal Westfield tried to find a standout from her team’s season opening 66-34 win at home over Flint Northern, but was at a loss. The rebounds were well distributed, as were the steals and assists. Even girls who didn’t ...

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Posted: Fri Nov 5 12:43 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

Among the reasons Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is happy about the end of the NCAA investigation into his program is that it means an end to talk about it on the recruiting trail. Rodriguez mentioned negative recruiting multiple times in the past year in passing comments and in detail. ...

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Posted: Fri Nov 5 10:09 a.m. by Jeff Arnold
Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez's dealings with the NCAA not over; West Virginia case looms

The Michigan football program's dealings with the NCAA came to a close on Thursday. Rich Rodriguez, on the other hand, remains on the clock. The third-year Michigan coach remains a key part of the on-going NCAA investigation at West Virginia, Rodriguez's previous employer. The Mountaineers' program is accused of several ...

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Posted: Fri Nov 5 7:09 a.m. by Kaleb Roedel

On the field, the word win attached with Rich Rodriguez has been absent for a month.Thursday, off the field, the consensus was that the Michigan football coach came out on the winning end of the NCAA's investigation into the U-M football program.But some, like the Detroit News' John Niyo, are ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 8:33 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
A comprehensive guide to today's NCAA report and previous investigation coverage

A 14-month long investigation into the Michigan football program ended Thursday when the NCAA released its final report. In the end, the NCAA added another year of probation onto Michigan's own set of self-imposed sanctions. "There were no surprises and there will be no appeal, because there is nothing to ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 7:26 p.m. by Pete Bigelow AnnArbor.com
NCAA says Rich Rodriguez guilty of major rules violation, 'but not as egregious as originally alleged'

Sometimes the captain of the ship is unaware of the daily duties of his crew. Sometimes the captain is ultimately held responsible for their actions anyway. That’s how Paul Dee, chair of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions, explained the mixed message delivered in a 29-page report regarding alleged violations committed ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 7:21 p.m. by David Jesse
Dave Brandon on end of NCAA investigation: 'We admitted our mistakes and are moving forward'

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon talks Thursday about the final NCAA report regarding the investigation of five major violations in the football program The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions didn’t let the University of Michigan off with a scolding, but didn’t demand a pint of blood either. In a 29-page public ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 7 p.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter
Winners and losers as the NCAA investigation into Michigan football concludes

The NCAA is done handing down sanctions to the Michigan football program and now will move on to other schools and other problems. There were clear winners and losers throughout the 14-month process beginning with the articles in the Detroit Free Press outlining allegations of violations to the end of ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 6:28 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Many University of Michigan football fans could stop holding their breath after the NCAA announced its ruling on the charges against the football program and coach Rich Rodriguez. Relief was the number one emotion brought out by the NCAA Committee on Infractions’ report, which added one more year of probation ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 6:02 p.m. by Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer

Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, athletic director Dave Brandon and Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez addressed the media Thursday at the Junge Family Champions Center to talk about the NCAA's final ruling in its investigation of five major violations.

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 4:10 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The NCAA's final report on the investigation of the Michigan football team resulted in a third year of probation for the program and some harsh words. Your thoughts? poll by twiigs.com

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Posted: Thu Nov 4 3:03 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The NCAA Committee on Infractions released its report today regarding the major violations in the Michigan football program in regards to practice limits and more. The complete public report can be downloaded here: NCAA-Michigan-report.pdf

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