Nebraska self imposed a two-year probationary period as well as a fine because of NCAA violations pertaining to student-athletes who inadvertently received recommended course textbooks in addition to their required books. Recommended textbooks are not permissible under NCAA legislation.
Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne said Tuesday that "nobody knowingly violated any rules" in regards to violations that the school recently self-reported to the NCAA.
Starting last November, NU found that a total of 238 student-athletes over a four-year span were allowed to use scholarship money to purchase "recommended" text books when only "required" are covered. Osborne said it happened due to confusion between the athletic department and the university bookstore.
"The error we made was we simply didn't monitor the situation as we should have," Osborne told The World-Herald.
NU also has imposed a fine of $28,000 on its athletic department.
"Essentially what we're doing is pleading guilty to failure to monitor," Osborne said.
Osborne used the word "embarrassing" several times during an interview in his office. It's possible that Nebraska won't hear back from the NCAA until at least October.
"Whether they feel we have done enough, we don't know," Osborne said.
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