NCAA Disciplines Kentucky State for Ineligible Football Player

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A former Kentucky State president directed athletics department staff to improperly certify the eligibility of a former football student-athlete so he could compete for an additional season, according to an agreement released by the Division II Committee on Infractions. As a result, that student-athlete competed while ineligible, and the school lacked institutional control over its eligibility certification process.

The NCAA enforcement staff, the university and the former president agreed that the violations occurred after the school determined that a football student-athlete had exhausted his eligibility after 10 full semesters of collegiate enrollment. When the student-athlete was informed that his eligibility had been exhausted, he became agitated and punched the wall, which led athletics department staff to contact university police. Following that incident, the university president emailed the athletics department and instructed them to "correct" the student-athlete's eligibility issues. The school submitted a waiver request, and the former president then called a meeting during which he pressured athletics staff to certify the student-athlete's eligibility. After that meeting, the former athletics director withdrew the waiver request, thinking the university president had assumed responsibility for the eligibility certification. Later, and based on the former president's direction, the school improperly certified the student-athlete and knowingly permitted him to participate in competition. 

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