The NCAA’s final report on the North Carolina academic scandal was released today, after three and a half years of investigation. As a refresher, North Carolina was found to be using fake African-American Studies classes to help athletes pass and float them through the university and keep them eligible to play.
Well, after all that time, the NCAA was unable to conclude that there were any academic violations and imposed no sanctions on the Tar Heels.
In the release, Greg Sankey, the panel’s chief hearing officer and commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, stated:
“While student-athletes likely benefited from the so-called ‘paper courses’ offered by North Carolina, the information available in the record did not establish that the courses were solely created, offered and maintained as an orchestrated effort to benefit student-athletes.