FAMU reports 196 NCAA violations


MEAC comes down hard on FAMU
By Roosevelt Wilson
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The Capital Outlook has learned that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has dealt Florida A&M University a left uppercut for its nearly 200 violations of student-athletic eligibility rules from 1998 through the 2003 season. What is not known is when the NCAA will follow with its right cross that is sure to Knock the FAMU athletic program down -- if not out.

The violations occurred under the watch of compliance officer Jonathan Evans, an assistant athletic director at FAMU. FAMU, as most of the nation's major universities, employed the compliance officer model to lift that burden from the coaches. One of the major responsibility is to certify that all student-athletes are fully eligible to compete in each athletic contest.

Following receipt of FAMU's self-evaluation in which the university discovered the infractions, MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas delivered the news in a June 29 letter to Joe Ramsey, special assistant to President Fred Gainous for athletics.

FAMU will have to forfeit all MEAC games and championships won during the period as well as refund any conference money the university received as a result of performances in which ineligible student-athletes participated.

Gainous told the Outlook Tuesday afternoon that he had no comment and that it would be decided later this week if FAMU would appeal the MEAC action.

In his letter to Ramsey, Thomas wrote::

"Pursuant to the Florida A&M University (FAMU) self-report of NCAA violations and response to audit conducted by Collegiate Proactive Solutions Inc. dated May 14, 2004submitted to the NCAA and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and after reviewing all the information submitted, it has been determined that FAMU has committed substantial non-compliance as it pertains to student-athlete eligibility in the sports of baseball (2002 & 2003 seasons), football (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003 seasons), softball(2002 season), women's basketball (299-2999, 1999-2000, 200-2001 & 2001-2002 seasons), volleyball (1999-200 seasons, men's swimming (2001 & 2002 seasons), women's swimming (2000 & 2001 seasons), men's tennis (1999, 2000 & 2001 seasons), men's indoor track (2002 & 2003 seasons), men's track (1998, 1999 & 2001) and women's track (1998, 1999, 2000 &2001)."

Thomas continued: "Based upon the preponderance of participation by ineligible student-athletes, the conference office has determined that FAMU will have to comply with conference By-Law 13.2.1.14 Section 14-a, b & c (participation of ineligible players). Therefore, all contests those ineligible student-athletes participated in will be rendered "no contest". Any revenue received from winning the All-Sports trophies (Mary McLeod Bethune Award and Talmadge Layman Hill Award) must be reimbursed to the conference office. Furthermore, any championship won during the period that ineligible student-athletes participated will be rescinded (football 2000 & 2001; men's tennis 2000; men's indoor track 2002; women's indoor 1998, 1999, 2000; women's outdoor 1998, 1999, 2000; volleyball 1999).

Thomas advised Ramsey of FAMU's right to appeal. He also asked Ramsey to advise the MEAC when FAMU has mechanisms in place to ensure such violations will not happen again.
 

Was there any sport that was NOT touched by this. Even bowling was included. :smh:

The MEAC did this to FAMU, the NCAA gonna feed on them like hungry lions. :scared: :saw:

It don't matter WHO DROPPED A DIME, this could not be hid forever.
DIZZZAMMMM!! :retard:
 
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