The NCAA Committee on Infractions' approval of a resolution agreement between the NCAA enforcement staff and Arizona State University ends ASU's portion of the NCAA investigation. The investigation focused on violations that occurred within ASU's football program during the COVID-19 "dead period" when recruiting was restricted.
"The COVID dead period rules were created not only for the sake of competitive equity but for the safety and well-being of prospective and enrolled student-athletes and their families," ASU President Michael Crow said. "ASU is disappointed and embarrassed by the actions of certain former football staff members who took advantage of a global pandemic to hide their behavior."
"Integrity is a core value of everything we do at Arizona State University and that includes Sun Devil Athletics," Crow said. "ASU took quick and decisive action upon learning of potential violations and cooperated fully with the NCAA from start to finish in a way that the enforcement staff described as a 'model for all institutions to follow.'"
The enforcement staff also recognized that ASU has devoted significant financial and personnel resources to compliance and monitoring systems that exceed industry standards.
"It is clear from the level of the penalties imposed and from the comments from the committee that ASU's conduct during the investigation and its culture of compliance helped the university mitigate penalties that most certainly could have been significantly higher and would have impacted the program for years," Senior Vice President and interim ASU Athletics Director James Rund said.
Added President Crow, "We thank the NCAA enforcement staff for its professionalism and collaboration throughout this process."
As noted in the committee's press release, and for the reasons stated there, ASU will not discuss further details of the case at this time.
"The COVID dead period rules were created not only for the sake of competitive equity but for the safety and well-being of prospective and enrolled student-athletes and their families," ASU President Michael Crow said. "ASU is disappointed and embarrassed by the actions of certain former football staff members who took advantage of a global pandemic to hide their behavior."
"Integrity is a core value of everything we do at Arizona State University and that includes Sun Devil Athletics," Crow said. "ASU took quick and decisive action upon learning of potential violations and cooperated fully with the NCAA from start to finish in a way that the enforcement staff described as a 'model for all institutions to follow.'"
The enforcement staff also recognized that ASU has devoted significant financial and personnel resources to compliance and monitoring systems that exceed industry standards.
"It is clear from the level of the penalties imposed and from the comments from the committee that ASU's conduct during the investigation and its culture of compliance helped the university mitigate penalties that most certainly could have been significantly higher and would have impacted the program for years," Senior Vice President and interim ASU Athletics Director James Rund said.
Added President Crow, "We thank the NCAA enforcement staff for its professionalism and collaboration throughout this process."
As noted in the committee's press release, and for the reasons stated there, ASU will not discuss further details of the case at this time.