NCAA Infractions Report

NCAA Committee Decision on Infractions

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions released their decision on Level II Mitigated violations involving the University of Houston’s football (academic) and volleyball programs (countable activity) on Dec. 18, 2019.

The committee used the Division I membership-approved infractions penalty guidelines to prescribe the following measures:

• One year of probation.

• A $5,000 fine (self-imposed by the university).

• An eight-year show-cause order for the former tutor. During that period, any NCAA member school employing him must restrict him from any athletically related duties unless it shows cause why the restrictions should not apply.

• A two-year show-cause order for the former head coach. During that period, any NCAA member school employing her must suspend her from 30% of contests during the first season in which she is hired.

• A vacation of records in which the football student-athlete competed while ineligible (self-imposed by the university). The university must provide a written report containing the contests impacted to the NCAA media coordination and statistics staff within 14 days of the public decision release.

• A reduction in permissible women’s volleyball countable athletically related activity by two hours during the fall 2019 championship segment (self-imposed by the university).

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