Category: NCAA Rules
[PDF] IRISH NEWSLINK: “UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PUBLIC INFRACTIONS DECISION, NOVEMBER 22, 2016” – NCAA
“… The agreed-upon violations in this case centered on multiple years of academic violations by a former student athletic trainer and football student-athletes …”
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINKS: “A Letter from the [University of Notre Dame] President on the NCAA Infractions Case” – NDedu
“We are deeply disappointed by and strongly disagree with the denial of the University’s appeal, announced today by the NCAA, of an earlier decision by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions to vacate Notre Dame’s 2012 and 2013 football victories due to academic misconduct by several student-athletes. Our concerns go beyond the particulars of our case and the record of two
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “NCAA appeals committee upholds vacation of Notre Dame wins ” – NCAA
“Notre Dame must vacate all records in which football student-athletes participated while ineligible during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 football seasons, according to a decision issued by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee. In the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions’ decision, the panel found a former Notre Dame athletic training student violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when she committed
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Brian Kelly Frustrated By Non-Targeting Call At Michigan State” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference; Southern Cal Preview and Reaction to NCAA Sanctions Against Notre Dame
BrianKelly meets with reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, as Notre Dame prepares for their road game at Southern Cal. Notre Dame also is reacting to the NCAA’s announcement of wide-ranging sanctions against Notre Dame in connection with an academic cheating scandal. If the sanctions hold, Notre Dame will vacate their wins from their 2012 run to the BCS title
» Read moreIRISH NEWSWATCH: “NCAA: Notre Dame Must Vacate Wins After Academic Misconduct” – AP
“Brian Kelly’s worst season at Notre Dame took an embarrassing turn … the NCAA announced that academic misconduct orchestrated by a student athletic trainer will cost the storied program all 21 victories from the 2012-13 seasons, including the 12-0 run that vaulted the Fighting Irish into the national championship game against Alabama. … just the fourth time the NCAA has
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK USA Today: “Notre Dame must vacate football wins after academic violations by trainer”
“Notre Dame will be forced to vacate victories in the 2012 and 2013 football season due to NCAA violations by a student-trainer. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel ruled the trainer violated ethical conduct rules when she committed academic misconduct for two football players by completing their coursework. The two players and another also committed individual academic misconduct,
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: NCAA News Release: “Former Notre Dame student trainer acted unethically, committed academic misconduct”
“A former University of #NotreDame student athletic trainer violated #NCAA ethical conduct rules when she committed academic misconduct for two football student-athletes and provided six other #football student-athletes with impermissible academic extra benefits, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. One additional football student-athlete committed academic misconduct on his own. The panel prescribed one year of probation, a
» Read moreIRISH NEWSWATCH: “College Football: Council adjusts bowl selection process” – NCAA 6.29.16
Even if Notre Dame (2-4) does not end up crossing the 6-6 threshold, if the Irish can muster three more wins, they might be able to invoke their high graduation rate to go to a bowl game with a 5-7 record. (From NCAA.com, June 29, 2016:) … all bowl-eligible teams with 6-6 records must be selected for a bowl game
» Read more[PDF] IRISH NEWSLINK: “2016-17 NCAA Postseason Bowl Handbook”
“Insufficient Number of Deserving Teams … if an insufficient number of institutions meet the definition of a “deserving team” to participate in postseason bowl games in a particular year, an institution that meets a condition set forth below shall be eligible to be selected to participate in such a bowl game. …. 5. An institution that finished its season with
» Read moreIRISH NEWSWATCH: “Lack of replay on hit that sidelined Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. raises questions” – South Bend Tribune Irish Insider
… Texas safety DeShon Elliott delivered a blow to [Torii Hunter, Jr.’s] head as Hunter tried to haul in a DeShone Kizer pass in the end zone. … More stunning than the hit may have been the lack of replay from the officiating crew. Even though a targeting penalty wasn’t initially called on the field, the replay official could have overruled officials on the
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