The NCAA handed the Oregon Ducks a three-year probation sentence in the investigation of the school’s recruiting tactics on Wednesday morning.
The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions hit Oregon for major rule violations in recruiting, stripping the school of one scholarship for two seasons in addition to the probation. The Ducks will not be hit with a postseason ban.
Here’s a full rundown of the penalties the school will face:
- Public reprimand and censure.
- Three years of probation from June 26, 2013 through June 25, 2016.
- An 18-month show cause order for the former head coach. The public report contains further details.
- A one-year show-cause order for former assistant director of operations Josh Gibson.
- A reduction of initial football scholarships by one from the maximum allowed (25) during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years (imposed by the university).
- A reduction of total football scholarships by one from the maximum allowed (85) during the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years (imposed by the university).
- A reduction of official paid football visits to from 56 to 37 for the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.
- A reduction of permissible football evaluation days from 42 to 36 in the fall of 2013, 2014 and 2015 and permissible football evaluation days from 168 to 144 in the spring of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
- A ban on the subscription to recruiting services during the probation period.
- A disassociation of the recruiting service provider, Will Lyles.
