In reviewing NCAA secondary violations submitted by other institutions across the country, we can gain valuable reminders into non-permissible activities that created NCAA violations for other institutions.
· The word “snack” appears in many secondary violations. The violations fall into two main categories, recruiting and extra benefits. One recruiting infraction was based on providing an impermissible snack to the mother and step-father of a prospect the night before her official visit started. Another recruiting infraction was based on a student host spending more than the allotted host money on snacks for a prospect. The extra benefit secondary infractions were mainly caused when a sport staff member gave a snack or money for a snack to student-athletes outside of the permissible road-snacks we are allowed to provide student-athletes when feeding them at our discretion related to travel, competition, etc.
· “Concert” appears in seven secondary violations. The violations range from student-athletes gaining free access to a concert through the athlete arena entrance used for practice, to boosters providing free suite tickets to student-athletes. Other violations were related to student-athletes participating and impermissibly promoting a charity fundraiser concert and included coaches and professors providing student-athletes with free concert tickets
· “Popcorn” appears in two secondary violations. The first violation occurred when football prospects attending a junior day event on an unofficial visit later attended a basketball game and received popcorn at no charge. The second violation occurred when a institutional staff member provided a booster development box tickets to a home football game for their donor support. The booster provided the box seats to his prospect-aged sons and their two friends. In addition to the box seats, popcorn was provided at no charge. Both of these violations are seen as recruiting inducements to the prospects since they were not charged for the items they ate. If a prospects would have been on an official visit, the host money can be used to buy a snack at the game but special seating for prospects is prohibited during any athletics event.
Laurel Hanson, Director of Compliance
The University of Montana
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
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