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Tennessee facing another NCAA investigation into alleged NIL violations, per report
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Tennessee is facing another NCAA investigation into potential rules violations that involve name, image, and likeness (NIL) benefits for student-athletes across multiple sports, according to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde.
The investigation is said to be “major” in nature. Tennessee acknowledged the investigation to SI but declined further comment and said the school has yet to receive a notice of allegations from NCAA Enforcement. The NCAA also declined to comment, citing precedent for open, pending, or potential investigations.
According to Forde, Tennessee does not believe it has committed any violations in the NIL space.
Earlier this month, the NCAA hit Florida State with an unprecedented infractions case tied to NIL-related recruiting violations. A negotiated resolution between the school and the NCAA included a three-game suspension for an FSU assistant coach, two years probation, and a three-year disassociation from a booster connected to a prominent collective tied to the school.
Just last summer, the NCAA handed down penalties to UT for more than 200 rules infractions within the football program — 18 Level I violations among them. The NCAA Committee on Infractions said at the time the case was “among the worst the COI has encountered in terms of scope, scale, and intentionality.”
UT avoided a postseason ban in the investigation. Still, the school was hit with five years probation and an $8 million fine. Former head coach Jeremy Pruitt was also given a six-year show cause.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
