BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University will not request a second hearing in front of the NCAA infractions committee, but will send a written response to the NCAA's newest allegation of failing to monitor the men's basketball program.
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University spokesman Larry MacIntyre confirmed the decision Thursday. He had no explanation for why it was made after university president Michael McRobbie promised to vigorously fight the charge in June.
Indiana has until Sept. 17 to file a response, something MacIntyre said has not happened yet.
The allegation is the latest twist in a phone-call scandal that has rocked the Hoosiers' basketball program.
Former coach Kelvin Sampson accepted a contract buyout in February, none of his assistants were retained when Tom Crean was named Sampson's successor April 1 and all but two players from last season's roster have left the program. Some opted to transfer and others were dismissed.
The fallout didn't stop there.
Athletic director Rick Greenspan announced a reorganization of the athletic department and then said in late June he would resign at the end of the year after the NCAA said it was filing a fifth major accusation, failure to monitor, against the program.
Sampson and his staff were accused of making more than 100 impermissible phone calls, including about 10 three-way calls, while Sampson was still under NCAA restrictions because of another phone-call scandal at Oklahoma prior to joining the Hoosiers in 2006.
Sampson has repeatedly denied he was knowingly involved in three-way calls at Indiana and disputed the NCAA's contention that he did not tell investigators the whole truth.
A decision in the case was initially expected in late July or early August, but the new charge of failure to monitor prompted a delay since Indiana officials were given more time to respond.
Sending a written response, rather than appearing in front of the infractions committee, could produce a conclusion before the basketball season opens in November.
Indiana has not been found guilty of a major NCAA violation in any program since 1960.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
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It certainly seems that Indiana failed to monitor the program and Kelvin, as Kelvin already had a track record with the NCAA. Indiana has no one to blame but themselves. They wanted to win and knew Kelvin could take them to the final four, but rules got in the way. Same for Ok State hiring Eddie Sutton after he was already in trouble at Kentucky. OSU has no one to blame but themselves for not policing Eddie.
the NCAA can just blow it out their butts with the all too many petty rules. And btw I agree with the blog that said way too much pressure is on the schools and kids and not the coaches.
Its unfortunate that the NCAA continues to crack down on the schools, and Kelvin won't be punished at all. While the school should have been monitoring him more closely, HE was the one who broke the rules. He was the one who harmed the schools. And now he has a swanky job and can't be touched by the NCAA.
Why worry about a few phone calls? Did anybody get grades they didn't deserve, cars, money, I think not.
A few extra phone calls is pretty small stuff. If somebody calls the recruits too often it probably would just annoy them anyway.
Deny, deny, deny. Is that part of ethics training? Would Kelvin have accepted that as an excuse if one of his players got in trouble? Well apparently not because J. Brown was dismissed for marijuana. From ethics to denial. Class act, there. What fails to register with me is how some OU fans seem to think he was clean at OU. That the phone calls were no big deal. It was over 500 impermissable phone calls over 3 minutes. All the ones under 3 minutes were forgiven. There could have been thousands and thousands of illegal contacts with recruits. I for one am glad that Eddie Sutton turned in OU for Sampson's misbehavior.
That’s an astute observation. Why any school would hire Sampson after what he pulled on OU is beyond me. He goes from being on the ethics committee to trashing the code of ethics in one fell swoop. Seriously, these are the actions of someone with some big personal problems or worse. I’m an OU alum and was living in Norman when Kelvin was hired. His actions are simply mind boggling. I hope his life works out but he is going to have some sleepless nights and gut wrenching days ahead.
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A few extra phone calls is pretty small stuff. If somebody calls the recruits too often it probably would just annoy them anyway.