Missouri Athletics Looking into Potential NCAA Violations by Former Tutor

The University of Missouri announced Tuesday that it was notified of potential academic rules violations by a former tutor who worked for the school's Athletics Academic Services department.

The school did not disclose which teams may have been involved in the alleged breach of academic rules. 

"Consistent with our commitment to rules compliance and to operating our athletics program with integrity, we are conducting a review of the allegations," the school said in a statement. "We also have informed the NCAA who is working with us on this matter. To protect the integrity of the review process, we will not comment further at this time."

In a separate statement, Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk indicated the school won't know the full scope of the allegations until the investigation is complete.   

"While we recognize that there will be many questions regarding this situation, these investigations take time to ensure that we do it the right way," he said. "As always, our mission is to uphold the highest standard of academic performance and ensure the proper conduct with all of our programs."

Missouri's men's basketball team was previously under investigation by the NCAA for infractions that resulted in a self-imposed postseason ban, scholarship losses and recruiting restrictions, according to the Kansas City Star's Tod Palmer. 

Furthermore, the Columbia Daily Tribune's Steve Walentik reported the self-reported violations were the result of the school's improper contact with recruits and impermissible benefits given to players by athletic donors during Frank Haith's time as head coach.