See what the NCAA Associate Director said about secondary violations as they pertain to football in 2008:
“Secondary violations — defined by the NCAA as isolated or inadvertent — are commonplace, said Stacey Osburn, associate director of public and media relations for the NCAA.
Osburn said the NCAA received self-reports of 2,972 secondary violations from 331 Division I schools in 2008. That’s about nine per school. Some schools report dozens of violations. Others report few or none.The latter raises more red flags with the NCAA, Osburn said.“If there haven’t been any secondary violations reported,” Osburn said, “then that could mean they’re not effectively monitoring their athletic department.” “
Read the full article here:
http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2009/07/20/husker_sports/doc4a62610878631628938584.txt
There has been a lot of discussion on the internet about the N.C.A.A., here is the link to the section that defines a secondary violation.
“By definition, a secondary violation is one that is isolated or inadvertent in nature, provides or is intended to provide only a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage and does not include any significant recruiting inducement or extra benefit. Most secondary cases are self-reported (either by the institution or through a conference office).” (Emphasis added)
A “major violation” of N.C.A.A. rules is defined as a:
“Any violation that is not considered secondary is a major violation. Major infractions usually provide an extensive recruiting or competitive advantage, are investigated by NCAA enforcement staff and can lead to severe penalties against the school and involved individuals.”
Here is the link to the section that discusses a “major violation.”
