One of the great rivalries in all of sports is the NCAA vs the USC Trojans. It has tempered in recent years, but it appears that the NCAA wants to fire it back up again.
According to Connor Morrissette of USCFootball.com, the USC Football program has been placed on probation, and fined $50,000 for “on-and-off-field coaching activities.”
The statement from the NCAA states that the rule in violation was the number of Analysts being used by USC.
USC Trojans Put On Probation By NCAA
Per the release:
The school and the enforcement staff agreed that the violations, in this case, occurred when eight analysts for the football program engaged in on- and off-field coaching activities during spring 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023, resulting in the football program exceeding the permissible number of countable coaches by six for two academic years.
The full list of the punishment is as follows:
- One year of probation.
- A $50,000 fine.
- A restriction for the special teams analyst from practice and film review for six consecutive days during two weeks of the 2024-25 season.
- A restriction for the remaining analysts from practice and film review for six consecutive days during four weeks of the 2024-25 season.
- A reduction in countable athletically related activities for the football program by 24 hours during the 2023-24 season (self-imposed by the school).
Lincoln Riley will not be suspended.
This rule was changed in June of this year to allow any number of coaches/analysts to “provide technical and tactical instruction to student-athletes.”
The USC Trojans host Nebraska this weekend at the Coliseum.
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