Michigan State issued final notice of allegations from NCAA after self-reporting violations
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan State University has received a final notice of allegations (NOA) from the NCAA after self-reported violations that occurred during Mel Tucker's tenure.
According to the , the university was issued this notice on April 29 after self-reporting violations in August 2023. The nature of the allegations is not made clear on the infractions dashboard.
According to the NCAA, an is an official document issued when enforcement believes there is sufficient information to investigate a potential violation.
The reports that a Michigan State spokesperson said the university is aware the NOA has been issued but has not received a copy.
, Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz said the university was under investigation for recruiting violations in April.
A Michigan State spokesperson confirmed to the Detroit News that these are the violations the dashboard is referring to.
categorizes infractions into three levels of violation:
Level I Violations – Violations that seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA Collegiate Model by providing substantial recruiting, competitive, or other advantages or benefits. Examples include lack of institutional control, academic misconduct, failure to cooperate, and cash payment or benefits to prospects.
Level II Violations – Violations that provide more than a minimal but less than a substantial recruiting, competitive, or other advantage or benefits. Examples include failure to monitor, multiple recruiting or eligibility violations, and tampering.
Level III Violations – Violations that are isolated or limited and provide no more than a minimal recruiting, competitive, or other advantage or benefits.
Level III violations are processed by the enforcement's Level III/Secondary staff.
'Michigan State athletics has cooperated with the NCAA to review a potential matter concerning the football program under the former staff and will continue to do so for the duration of the process,' athletic department senior spokesman Matt Larson said in a statement to 6 News in April. 'NCAA rules do not permit the University to provide any additional details at this time.'
Tucker was fired in 2023 following a sexual harassment investigation.
The former coach is accused by Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor and activist who spoke to MSU's football team about sexual misconduct, of sexually harassing her during a call in April 2022.
Tucker admitted to investigators that he masturbated during the phone call with Tracy but claimed the two had consensual 'phone sex.' Tracy filed a complaint with MSU's Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education later that year, .
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