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The Power Five => SEC => Tennessee => Topic started by: DunkingDan on December 22, 2020, 01:56:31 PM
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show-cause over recruiting violations
Mullen did not promote an atmosphere of compliance, according to the NCAA
The Florida (https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/FLA/florida-gators/) football program has been on probation for one year and coach Dan Mullen has been given a one-year show-cause penalty for violations of recruiting rules, the NCAA announced on Tuesday.
The release from the NCAA states that Mullen, along with an unnamed assistant coach, had impermissible in-person contact with a prospect at the recruit's high school. The coaches, according to the report, expressed interest in the unnamed high school football player. The NCAA also found that Mullen sent text messages to the student-athlete about the the high school visit, meaning that this wasn't a case of the coaches "bumping" into the student. Off-campus recruiting isn't allowed until high school players have reached their junior seasons.
The NCAA also found that the staff violated rules when it allowed 127 high school athletes tour the facility on their way to a tournament in Tampa. These athletes were not part of any high school football program.
(https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-places-florida-football-on-probation-coach-dan-mullen-given-show-cause-over-recruiting-violations/?fbclid=IwAR2yR86Er4vV4QWj36QJXZr1EJDqDMsM1eCUGfjBCVJ53bgBWJW2IM8KZRo)
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