The University of North Carolina announced on Friday that it had found additional violations in women’s basketball and men’s soccer, via CBSSports’s Gary Parrish. The violations will delay the NCAA’s decision on a punishment for the Tar Heels, likely pushing any penalty until after both Signing Day and the NCAA Tournament.
UNC reports new NCAA infractions, likely delaying punishment until after NCAA Tournament, Signing Day
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North Carolina’s men’s basketball team is a preseason No. 1 candidate, and the discovery basically eliminates the possibility of the Tar Heels being ruled not eligible for the NCAA Tournament in March. Signing Day for football is in February, and it seems head coach Larry Fedora will have a full set of scholarships to work with.
The original investigation into UNC concerned around 3,100 students, nearly half of whom were athletes, who took suspect classes at the school. This so-called "shadow curriculum" reportedly lasted 18 years.
Despite the high amount of coverage following this case (the school was put on probation by its accreditation board), SB Nation's Mike Rutherford says it will likely end quietly for the Tar Heels.
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