UNC chancellor self-reports violation for discussing Davis' son's recruitment

Posted Aug 5, 2011
UNC chancellor Holden Thorp apologized today for expressing his disappointment over former football coach Butch Davis offering a team scholarship to his son, acknowledging that discussing a specific recruit is an NCAA violation. "Acknowledging the scholarship offer was an NCAA Level II Secondary violation, which I regret. In accordance with NCAA policy the University has voluntarily reported this to the ACC.” (Raleigh News & Observer)

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