Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - The Atlantic Coast Conference's Infractions
and Penalties Committee has issued a public reprimand to the University of
North Carolina.
The move comes about a month after the school's football program was given a
one-year postseason ban by the NCAA, among other penalties, for multiple
violations, including academic fraud, impermissible agent benefits, ineligible
participation and a failure to monitor.
The reprimand was issued after a thorough review of the University of North
Carolina's major infractions case was heard. The committee, which consists of
one representative from each member institution and includes athletics
directors and faculty athletics representatives, took the action due to UNC's
responsibility for the major violations documented in the NCAA infractions
report.
"The Atlantic Coast Conference has been built on its ability to balance
academics and athletics," said Richard Carmichael, chair of the committee and
faculty athletics representative at Wake Forest University. "The committee
believes that the University of North Carolina has and will continue to strive
toward this balance; however, the committee agreed that a public reprimand was
appropriate in this specific case in addition to the other penalties already
in place."
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