UNC Releases Notice for Allegations by NCAA of Academic Fraud

The NCAA gave the University of North Carolina its Notice of Allegations for the academic scandal that has rocked the school. 

According to Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel, North Carolina received four Level I allegations with the potential for a fifth.

NFL.com's Bryan Fischer noted that one of the key Level I charges is a lack of institutional control.

Per Yahoo Sports' Dr. Saturday, the allegations specifically point at North Carolina football and men's and women's basketball.

The full list of allegations and findings from the NCAA emailed to university chancellor Carol Folt can be found by clicking here. 

On June 11, as a result of the violations, Dan Kane of the Raleigh News and Observer reported the commission that accredits the university found " it violated seven standards, including academic integrity, failure to monitor sports." Kane also reported North Carolina was placed on one year of probation as a result, and noted it was the second-worst punishment the commission could levy, short of revoking the school's accreditation. 

While the probation is separate from the NCAA's investigation, the violations are related to the same issues the NCAA are looking into.

ESPN's Jeff Goodman noted that men's basketball coach Roy Williams' name only appears once in the report, and that was when he was interviewed by the NCAA.

Williams later issued a statement, via Bret Strelow of the Fayetteville Observer:

Mandel noted the NCAA's timeline for extra benefits given runs from 2002 to 2011:

Will Brinson of CBS Sports followed up Mandel's note by adding that there are "252 specific examples" in which North Carolina allegedly gave student-athletes impermissible benefits during that nine-year period:

Per Rob Dauster of College Basketball Talk, North Carolina received the allegations on May 20 and has until August 20 to issue a response. 

Last October, the school released the findings of an internal investigation compiled by Kenneth Wainstein claiming there were 18 years of academic fraud in which "at least 3,100 students" took fake classes to remain academically eligible to play sports. That report led to nine employees being fired or disciplined. 

"I thought it was a part of the college experience, just like watching it on a movie from 'He Got Game' or 'Blue Chips,'" former UNC basketball star Rashad McCants said, per Steve Delsohn of ESPN.com. "... When you get to college, you don't go to class, you don't do nothing, you just show up and play. That's exactly how it was, you know, and I think that was the tradition of college basketball, or college, period, any sport. You're not there to get an education, though they tell you that.

"You're there to make revenue for the college. You're there to put fans in the seats. You're there to bring prestige to the university by winning games."

The University of North Carolina is facing serious allegations right now and has to mount a significant defense to avoid a crippling punishment. There is time for the people in charge to find a plan that will satisfy the NCAA to ease the blow. 

As for potential penalties, North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said the NCAA will use its old punishment structure as opposed to its newer, tougher model, via Goodman.

However, given the serious nature of the allegations, specific examples the NCAA cited and years of alleged improper behavior, North Carolina will be dealing with serious consequences when the NCAA hands down punishment.