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Head coaches could soon face suspensions due to actions of their staff members
How much responsibility should a head coach assume for NCAA violations? And to what extent will plausible deniability remain a good excuse?That's about to get debated if the NCAA Division I Board of Directors gains greater authority to suspend head coaches for the actions of their staff.
The board will hear proposals today on the restructuring of the NCAA enforcement process, with no vote expected until October. The changes, as outlined in a document obtained by the Chronicle of Higher Education, could be significant.
There would be sentencing guidelines using a new, four-level violation structure. "Major" and "secondary"
violations would disappear, and "severe breach of conduct" and "significant breach of conduct" would draw the most attention from the NCAA.
There would be greater flexibility for the infractions committee -- expanded into panels with a more diversified group, including ex-coaches -- to impose the death penalty and other severe sanctions. Those penalties wouldn't be limited to repeat violators.The most interesting shift may be the head coach's accountability. Currently, the NCAA has limited power in suspending coaches. Since 2010, the NCAA enforcement staff has directed schools to suspend five assistant football coaches and one men's basketball coach (Tom Izzo) for secondary violations.
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How much responsibility should a head coach assume for NCAA violations? And to what extent will plausible deniability remain a good excuse?That's about to get debated if the NCAA Division I Board of Directors gains greater authority to suspend head coaches for the actions of their staff.
The board will hear proposals today on the restructuring of the NCAA enforcement process, with no vote expected until October. The changes, as outlined in a document obtained by the Chronicle of Higher Education, could be significant.
There would be sentencing guidelines using a new, four-level violation structure. "Major" and "secondary"
violations would disappear, and "severe breach of conduct" and "significant breach of conduct" would draw the most attention from the NCAA.
There would be greater flexibility for the infractions committee -- expanded into panels with a more diversified group, including ex-coaches -- to impose the death penalty and other severe sanctions. Those penalties wouldn't be limited to repeat violators.The most interesting shift may be the head coach's accountability. Currently, the NCAA has limited power in suspending coaches. Since 2010, the NCAA enforcement staff has directed schools to suspend five assistant football coaches and one men's basketball coach (Tom Izzo) for secondary violations.
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