NCAA Rules gone wild

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Georgia Tech self-reported an NCAA violation after football coach Paul Johnson made public comments about an incoming graduate transfer a half hour too soon.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Johnson committed the violation in April by saying that the Yellow Jackets were excited to have Stanford transfer Patrick Skov join the program, but it turned out that the transfer process was 30 minutes from being official.

"Some of that stuff is ridiculous," Johnson told the newspaper. "It certainly isn't gaining an advantage over anybody."


http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/p...st-attend-class-for-early-comment-on-transfer

 

[RUChoppin]

It's a minor violation - and all it's amounting to is Johnson taking a class, likely on what various minor infractions are. These things happen all the time.

 

[Onceler]

If the NCAA follows its typical penalty assessments, Georgia Tech will lose 10 scholarships and receive a 2 year bowl ban while North Carolina will receive a 1 year probation.