The NCAA is over a year into their investigation of the Ole Miss athletic program – and one politician wants the agency to pay for that length of time.
It’s no secret that many people in the world of college sports are fans of the NCAA – for a variety of reasons. In the state of Mississippi, the venom toward the governing body has to do with an investigation that feels like it started during the first term of President Barack Obama.
For over a year now, the NCAA has looked into allegations of illegal activity – including payment and perks to players in a variety of sports, namely football – on the Oxford campus. Some of it stems from the comments and actions of former offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil – who has been a member of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins for almost nine months now.
The length of the investigation has plenty of people in the state seeing red – and now, one politician who is a former football player for the Rebels wants to do something about it. State Rep. “Trey” Lamar, who walked on to the Ole Miss football team for two seasons after playing at Mississippi State, wants the NCAA to be fined if their investigations go longer than one calendar year, according to WCBI-TV:
"The measure would force the NCAA to deliver its official Notice of Allegations within six months of the day it sends a school a preliminary letter of inquiry. If the sports governing body does not hold a hearing and hand out punishments within one year, the state would fine the NCAA $10,000 a day until a final ruling is made."
Ole Miss received their notice in January of 2016 but has still yet to have a hearing on the over two dozens charges of improper behavior against the program and sports such as football, men’s and women’s basketball along with several others.
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While it’s clear that Lamar is acting out of personal dislike for the situation as a former player for the school, there are plenty of other politicians across the country who would love to see something like this force the NCAA to actually do things in a timely manner. Although, judging by the way the organization acts, one would think not much will change their attitude.