Former Michigan and West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez was found guilty of another major NCAA violation.
The NCAA said Friday it has accepted West Virginia’s self-imposed sanctions that include two years’ probation, loss of scholarships and recruiting restrictions and staff reductions. Probation does not include postseason play.
According to a report by the NCAA today, the West Virginia football violations case — which had striking similarities to Michigan’s — was decided by summary disposition, in which both sides agree on the facts in writing and an infractions hearing is not held.
Rodriguez, West Virginia’s coach from December 2000 to December 2007 when he left for Michigan, and his West Virginia successor Bill Stewart were charged with “failure to monitor compliance” by the NCAA. The Mountaineers lost two scholarships for 2010-11 and one for 2011-12.
“Both former head coaches acknowledged they failed to adequately monitor the duties and activities of the coaching staff and noncoaching sport-specific staff members,” the 15-page NCAA report said.
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Though Rodriguez was not disciplined individually, CBSSports.com quoted a letter to him from the NCAA that stated, "Although the committee did not impose sanctions upon you, your involvement in these violations will be available for review by any member institution ..."
Rodriguez, who was fired by U-M in January after three years, is now an analyst for CBS Sports Network and will work on games and studio shows this fall. His attorney told CBSSports.com that Rodriguez plans to return to coaching in 2012.
