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The NCAA Committee on Infractions announced late Thursday that it has accepted Michigan’s self-imposed penalties for major violations involving illegal practices and workouts during Rich Rodriguez’s time at the school.
The school has already self-imposed penalties including two years probation and cutting back practices times. The NCAA added another year of probation to their penalties.
“There were no surprises and there will be no appeal, because there is nothing to appeal,” said Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon in a statement on the school’s website. “Effective today, this process is over and done and we can focus all of our time and energy on the future.”
The NCAA cleared Rodriguez of the charge of failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance. Throughout this process the university disputed this allegation.
“We took responsibility for what happened from the beginning and cooperated fully with the NCAA,” said Brandon. “We acknowledged mistakes that put us in this position and immediately corrected those mistakes by implementing process improvements. We were transparent, direct and we fixed the problems. We are going to continue to work hard every day and do everything we can to ensure this does not happen again.”
The school had already reduced practice times and reduced the number of quality control staff members by 40 percent both were acceptable by the NCAA.
Rodriguez said he was “glad this process has come to a close now that the report has been released. I’m pleased our assessment was in sync with the NCAA. I have always maintained an open relationship with our compliance staff and athletic administrators at every stage of my coaching career and will continue to do so.”
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