The University of North Carolina published the NCAA’s Notice of Allegations against the school on Thursday afternoon, a step toward closing the book on 18 years of academic improprieties.
The next step for UNC is to either agree to the charges listed in the notice of allegations or participate in a hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions, a process that Syracuse fans will certainly follow closely. Along with UNC being an ACC rival, Syracuse was punished significantly for improprieties that appear minor in comparison to UNC’s.
Despite the difference in severity, the NCAA spent eight years investigating Syracuse, while initially finding that the UNC case was out of its jurisdiction. This initial finding was based on the fact that non-athletes also took fraudulent classes in the school’s African-American Studies department.
Investigative reporting by The Raleigh News Observer’s Dan Kane, however, showcased deeper links between the classes and the athletic department, forcing UNC and the NCAA to re-visit the potential issues and revealing much more significant issues than the school initially acknowledged.
The result was Thursday’s notice of allegations, which can be read below.
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