Appalachian State University announced on Wednesday that the school has been fined $5,000 in penalties for a rule violation in 2012-13.
App State accepted the penalties this month after the NCAA initiated an internal investigation in June 2015 finding that the former coach sent over 400 impermissible text messages in 2012-13 to a parent of a prospective student-athlete.
Former football running back coach Chris Foster resigned in 2015 in connection with the incident.
A violation of the 2012-13 manual NCAA Bylaw 13.4.12 limits electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to prospective student-athletes or their parents or legal guardians to email and facsimiles.