CORAL GABLES, FLA. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the process says Miami’s internal investigation has determined some football players are believed to have committed NCAA violations by associating with booster Nevin Shapiro.
The university has asked the NCAA for help in deciding their eligibility, an expected procedural move.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because no one at the university is authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. The person did not divulge how many current players have been linked to Shapiro.
Under NCAA rules, when a school finds violations have occurred, the athlete must be declared ineligible. Then the NCAA begins reinstatement hearings, which typically can be expedited at a university’s request.
Miami is playing Maryland on Sept. 5.
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