BillsFever
08-11-2003, 09:54 PM
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Maryland was placed on one year of probation by the NCAA on Monday because an assistant football coach committed a violation by giving money to a high school recruit who later signed with Notre Dame.
The NCAA's infractions committee determined that coach Rod Sharpless gave heralded prospect Victor Abiamiri cash in amounts ranging from $5 to $200 five different times in order to gain an edge in the recruiting competition.
Sharpless "formed a pattern of deliberate violations with a prospect of elite stature that spanned virtually the entire period the assistant coach was permitted to recruit the prospect under NCAA rules," according to a statement released by the NCAA.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/08/11/maryland_probation_ap/
The NCAA's infractions committee determined that coach Rod Sharpless gave heralded prospect Victor Abiamiri cash in amounts ranging from $5 to $200 five different times in order to gain an edge in the recruiting competition.
Sharpless "formed a pattern of deliberate violations with a prospect of elite stature that spanned virtually the entire period the assistant coach was permitted to recruit the prospect under NCAA rules," according to a statement released by the NCAA.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2003/08/11/maryland_probation_ap/