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Chansky’s Notebook: Matter of Saving FaceUNC responded so well, it may have to take the NCAA to court. The academic scandal that has plagued UNC for going on five years has a chance to be over by the end of 2017, but that is all up to the NCAA Committee on Infractions. The university’s response to the latest Notice of Allegations looks so sound that it may back the NCAA into meting out penalties UNC will not accept. (Chapelboro.com)
UNC Leaning on Precedent in NCAA ResponseThe NCAA alleges that UNC utilized the AFAM courses in question to maintain eligibility for the involved student-athletes. It’s a significant charge, one that serves as the basis for the NCAA’s lack of institutional control allegation, although the enforcement staff is breaking from precedent in making the charge against UNC. That precedent occurred at two major universities. (Inside Carolina)
UNC Denies Impermissible Benefits Charges Yet AgainUNC’s response to its third notice of allegations includes another defense against the NCAA’s ever-evolving attempt to charge the school with impermissible benefits in its years-long AFAM investigation. It was late 2011 that the NCAA enforcement staff initially reviewed the irregular AFAM courses, and it was determined there were no violations of member-adopted bylaws. (Inside Carolina)
UNC has mounted a compelling response to NCAA notice of allegationsThis may sound crazy given the depth and the scope of the academic fraud that North Carolina officials have already admitted took place, but the school's response to NCAA’s third notice of allegations suggests that North Carolina’s attorneys have mounted a compelling defense in this case. That may not matter in a process famous for being made up as it goes along. (Sports Illustrated)
UNC AD Bubba Cunningham: 'Exhaust the Process'UNC Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham: "We are prepared to work through all of the processes. We have been through a number of reviews and investigations and we stick to the process that the agency we’re working with requires, whether it was the SBI or SACS or the NCAA. We’ll exhaust the process to its fullest extent that we can, and then we’ll see what our options are at that point." (Inside Carolina)
UNC maintains NCAA overreach in latest NCAA responseUNC maintained its stance on NCAA overreach in their most recent response to a third Notice of Allegations stemming from a years-long academic scandal. According to the university, new bylaws passed by the NCAA in August 2016 that expand the association's reach into academics, should not apply to this case in which the infractions occurred before the regulatory changes. (WRAL Sports Fan)
UNC releases response to NCAA’s third notice of allegationsUNC has released its response (View PDF Document) to the NCAA’s third notice of allegations resulting from the joint investigation of past academic irregularities. “Our reply to each allegation is based on the NCAA’s constitution and member-adopted bylaws. We expect the Committee on Infractions to consistently apply those bylaws as the case moves forward.” (UNC.edu)
Audio: David Glenn - Is the end of UNC's NCAA case finally in sight?North Carolina responded to its latest amended notice of allegations from the NCAA on Tuesday. Although that response is not yet public, David Glenn explains why this is a significant step in the case. (ACC Sports Journal)
UNC responds to NCAA allegationsUNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham spent Tuesday night in New York watching Roy Williams get honored as coach of the national champion Tar Heels. Wednesday, he was in Florida facing our questions about the latest chapter in UNC's ongoing dance with the NCAA tied to its multi-year academic scandal first made public in 2010. (ABC 11)
It could be weeks before public sees UNC's latest NCAA responseNorth Carolina said it responded to the NCAA's amended Notice of Allegations Tuesday. UNC Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham said he expects UNC to release their response publicly in 10-14 days. He did not want to characterize UNC's response as combative or as one telling the NCAA it's overstepped its bounds until the response is made public. (ABC 11)
UNC Set to Respond to Third NOA on TuesdayThe University of North Carolina will respond to the NCAA’s third notice of allegations by its deadline on Tuesday, a school spokesperson confirmed to Inside Carolina. NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions chair Greg Sankey detailed the May 16 response deadline in an April 14 letter that included anticipated COI hearing dates of August 16-17, 2017. (Inside Carolina)
Deborah Crowder Faces NCAA About UNC InvestigationFive months after being named a central figure in the NCAA's case against UNC, and less than a week before the school's response is due, Deborah Crowder met with the NCAA on Wednesday. The all-day interview session was held in Chapel Hill and included NCAA enforcement officials and UNC representatives. “Ms. Crowder’s interview went quite well," her lawyer said. (Inside Carolina)
Folt lays out bold vision for Carolina’s futureUNC has never had one overarching vision to guide its growth — until now. Chancellor Carol L. Folt shared that vision — The Blueprint for Next — with University community members who packed a room at the Carolina Inn earlier this year. The Blueprint for Next, a strategic framework that spans all the University’s schools and departments, was shaped over the past three years. (UNC.edu)
Carolina Insider Podcast: Bubba CunninghamUNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham is the guest on the latest edition of the Carolina Insider podcast. The Tar Heel AD visits with hosts Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in a wide-ranging conversation touching on Carolina basketball, football, facilities, Olympic sports and much more. Carolina Insider is a twice-weekly production hosted by Angell and Lucas (GoHeels.com)
NCAA Sets Tentative Timeline in UNC CaseThe Committee on Infractions is tentatively scheduled to hear UNC’s case involving academic irregularities in the previously named African and Afro-American Studies department in August, according to a letter from NCAA COI chair Greg Sankey that was obtained by Inside Carolina on Friday. Sankey detailed a timeline that included anticipated COI hearing dates of August 16-17. (Inside Carolina)
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