NCAA president Mark Emmert was alerted to Michigan State sexual assault reports in 2010 Posted Jan 26, 2018 Though the NCAA has announced its intention to open an investigation into Michigan State’s athletic department, it remains unclear what exactly the purview of the investigation would be. And, more importantly, why it’s taken so long to get involved. NCAA president Mark Emmert was specifically alerted in November 2010 to 37 reports involving Michigan State athletes sexually assaulting women. (The Athletic)