The NCAA is unlikely to make an announcement about the USC investigation until next week at the earliest, because it did not give the school an advance copy of the infractions committee's findings by Thursday, Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports reports via Twitter, citing someone with knowledge of the investigation.
Robinson's tweet follows a USA Today report Thursday stating that USC was still waiting to hear from the NCAA. According to the report, schools are typically notified of infractions announcements 48 hours in advance and are given a copy of the infractions committee's report 24 hours ahead of time.
ESPN.com had reported that the NCAA would announce its findings Friday, but that is unlikely to happen now. When asked by USA Today if something could still happen Friday, USC assistant vice president for media relations James Grant said, "I suppose it's possible," but he was expecting the NCAA to follow its protocol for infractions announcements.
When asked by USA Today if the NCAA might deviate from protocol because of the USC investigation's high profile, NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said all infractions cases are treated equally. "The media or the public may have a designation for a case that they think is high profile, but for us it doesn't matter if you are Division I or II or III," she said.