(Reuters) - The NCAA alleges the University of North Carolina committed serious academic fraud violations between 2002 and 2011, including a lack of institutional control over staff members who arranged improper benefits for student-athletes.
In some cases, the special arrangements helped ensure the academic eligibility of athletes who were at risk of losing it, particularly in football and men's and women's basketball, according to the 59-page notice of allegations released by the university on Thursday.
The Chapel Hill school received the notice from the National Collegiate Athletic Association last month and has until Aug. 20 to respond.