NCAA Tacks on Another Violation: The NCAA Infractions Committee decided to add another charge — failure to monitor — to the laundry list of violations committed at Indiana during the tenure of former coach Kelvin Sampson. The committee decided that the university neglected to adequately monitor Sampson’s recruiting activities, which is especially noteworthy because he was already on probation for similar problems at Oklahoma. With the Sooners, Sampson and his staff made nearly 600 improper phone calls to recruits. He and his staff continued to evade the rules with the Hoosiers, making nearly 100 improper phone calls. Those included 10 three-way calls involving Sampson, which were prohibited under the terms of his probation.
The scandal has led to the departure of Sampson and athletic director Rick Greenspan and placed the Hoosiers program in limbo. New coach Tom Crean could face recruiting restrictions. The NCAA Infractions Committee will issue its final decision later this summer. [6/27/08]
