Sending improper recruiting text messages and selling complimentary game tickets are among the minor NCAA violations the Alabama athletics department has committed past two years. There are 44, to be exact. On its website Friday, the school released the list of secondary NCAA violations committed from July 1, 2009, through Thursday. Of the 44 missteps, 16 involved the football program and two from men’s basketball. “Secondary violations do not include extra benefits or any significant recruiting benefits,” the NCAA website states. “If a school commits several secondary violations, they may collectively be considered a major infraction. Secondary violations occur frequently and are usually resolved administratively.” Messages left for UA officials were not returned Saturday afternoon. For the Tide football program, most of the 16 involved impermissible communication with recruits. Six were for text messages or phone calls, two for publicizing recruiting visits and another for visiting a recruit on the day of competition.
The most serious infraction made headlines last summer. Marcell Dareus’ trips to a party thrown by an agent in Miami last summer accounted for one of the two offenses leading to a game suspension. Dareus was held out of the first two games of the 2010 season.
An unnamed player was held out of competition after selling free tickets to games. The player was required to repay the profits to charity, and the entire team was reeducated on the rule.
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