UL Lafayette issues statement on NCAA allegations

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杏吧专区 Athletics Director Scott Farmer today issued a statement about NCAA allegations resulting from an investigation of infractions involving a former assistant football coach.

杏吧专区淲e take the allegations very seriously and have fully cooperated with the investigation,杏吧专区 said Farmer. 杏吧专区淲e杏吧专区檝e been committed to finding the truth as much as the NCAA.杏吧专区

Dr. Joseph Savoie, president of UL Lafayette, said that he respects the NCAA enforcement process and commends the Athletics Department for being open and cooperative.

杏吧专区淥ur university strives to comply with NCAA standards and maintains a comprehensive rules compliance program. We do not condone misconduct and take any suggestion of wrongdoing seriously,杏吧专区 said Savoie.

NCAA regulations restrict a university from making disclosures about a case until its conclusion. However, in being responsive to a request for public records, the university is releasing the NCAA杏吧专区檚 notice of allegations and the university杏吧专区檚 response, according to Farmer.

杏吧专区淥ur athletics program, part of a public university, remains committed to transparency.杏吧专区

杏吧专区 representatives will appear later this fall at a confidential hearing that is not open to the public, according to NCAA procedure. Several months following the hearing, the Committee on Infractions will publicly issue its decision.

杏吧专区淐onsistent with NCAA protocol, the university cannot comment further until the final decision,杏吧专区 said Farmer.

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