fishwater99
05-27-2016, 02:10 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2016/05/27/allegations-cast-shadow-over-hugh-freeze-ole-miss/85036372/
"The brunt of the allegations occurred during Freeze?s tenure, however, casting a shadow over how much Freeze knew and when,
his level of complicity in the violations and whether he can be held personally responsible for the Rebels? rule-bending behavior under the NCAA?s new penalty structure for violations."
Of the 13 violations listed in the NCAA?s Notice of Allegations, nine took place under Freeze; worse yet, many of the violations are deemed of the Level 1 variety, per the NCAA. Those represent, in the NCAA?s terminology, a ?severe breach of conduct,? with examples ranging from a ?lack of institutional control? through a ?head coach responsibility violation.?
Under the previous structure, NCAA penalties hinged on if a head coach was aware of the violations, or whether there was ?a presumption of knowledge.? That is no longer the standard: The bylaw now ?presumes responsibility,? meaning, essentially, that the head coach is considered guilty until proven innocent.
As such, the severity of the penalties may equal the crime ? with the changes implemented in 2013 potentially placing Freeze in a position where he may face a suspension ranging from 10% of a season to an entire season, if not more, or a show-cause order.
"The brunt of the allegations occurred during Freeze?s tenure, however, casting a shadow over how much Freeze knew and when,
his level of complicity in the violations and whether he can be held personally responsible for the Rebels? rule-bending behavior under the NCAA?s new penalty structure for violations."
Of the 13 violations listed in the NCAA?s Notice of Allegations, nine took place under Freeze; worse yet, many of the violations are deemed of the Level 1 variety, per the NCAA. Those represent, in the NCAA?s terminology, a ?severe breach of conduct,? with examples ranging from a ?lack of institutional control? through a ?head coach responsibility violation.?
Under the previous structure, NCAA penalties hinged on if a head coach was aware of the violations, or whether there was ?a presumption of knowledge.? That is no longer the standard: The bylaw now ?presumes responsibility,? meaning, essentially, that the head coach is considered guilty until proven innocent.
As such, the severity of the penalties may equal the crime ? with the changes implemented in 2013 potentially placing Freeze in a position where he may face a suspension ranging from 10% of a season to an entire season, if not more, or a show-cause order.