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UNC receives NCAA notice of allegations by The Sports Network
“We are disappointed to be in this position because it goes against everything we believe in, but we are thankful to get to the next step in the process,” UNC athletic director Dick Baddour said. “These are the issues that we have been dealing with since last summer. We will gather the information the NCAA has requested and prepare to address the notice with the NCAA in the fall.”
Allegations are made against former assistant coach John Blake for providing false and misleading information to the NCAA enforcement staff. He is alleged to have received outside income that he did not report to the institution, and also allegedly marketed athletic abilities of student athletes to agent Gary Wichard.
Jennifer Wiley, a former academic support center tutor, allegedly provided approximately $3,500 in impermissible extra benefits to football players. Allegedly, she paid $150 for an airline ticket in May 2010 and $1,789 in parking violation expenses three months later for an unnamed football student- athlete.
According to the NCAA report, she also provided about 142 hours of free tutoring services to nine football players during the 2009-10 academic year after she no longer was employed by the academic support center.
“I feel terrible that these allegations occurred under my watch,” UNC football coach Butch Davis said. “I especially regret that the university has had to endure this scrutiny because of the football program. The responsibility for correcting any problems that put us in this position is mine, and I take that responsibility very seriously.”
It was reported to the NCAA that during 2009 and 2010, seven football players received more than $27,000 in benefits from individuals, some of whom trigger NCAA agent legislation.
Wichard, who was suspended by the NFL Players Association last December for his role in the UNC scandal, is listed in several of those transactions. Todd Stewart, who has been tied to Pro Sports Financial; Kentwan Balmer, a former football student-athlete at UNC; former UNC football player Hakeem Nicks; and Rosenhaus Sports director of marketing and client services Michael Katz are also named in the NCAA’s report.
“I deeply regret that Carolina is in this position. We made mistakes, and we have to face that,” said UNC chancellor Holden Thorp. “When the investigation started a year ago, we pledged to cooperate fully with the NCAA, to go where the facts took us, and to face the issues head on. Our level of cooperation is evident in the allegations, some of which arise from facts that we self- reported to the NCAA. We will emerge with a stronger athletics program, and we will restore confidence in Carolina football.”
The notice reflects 12 months of investigation by the NCAA and UNC. The school has a maximum of 90 days to provide its response to the NCAA Committee on Infractions. UNC representatives are slated to appear before the committee in Indianapolis on October 28.
The school was also put on notice for failure to adequately monitor the conduct of Chris Hawkins, an individual triggering NCAA agent legislation; the social media activity of the football team for a period in 2010; and possible extra benefits to a student-athlete triggered by agent legislation.
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