ADs Fear Criminality Risk in NCAA Legislation

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NCAA legislation resulting from the sweeping college basketball bribery scandal has athletic directors fearful that they may be at greater risk of facing criminal charges for compliance violations.

As reported by CBS Sports, the so-called "attestation of compliance" legislation shifts some of the ultimate responsibility for compliance in athletic departments from presidents and chancellors to athletic directors. The new standard comes out of the reforms urged by the Rice Commission on College Basketball 16 months ago. Eight schools and seven individuals were implicated in the government's probe that exposed the depth of cheating in the sport. The NCAA has since denied a request to delay the "attestation of compliance" legislation.

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