.. 18 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 9, 1993 Huskies sent to the pigskin pound James quits after Pac-l0findings of illegal booster actions By RYAN HERRINGTON his reputation as an athlete to receive DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER 1,(Mn .naeTTr"., ~ h Regardless of how their respective seasons unfold, there will not be a third consecutive match-up between Michi- gan and Washington in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Following a nine-month investiga- tion, the Pac-10 Council ruled in late August that the Huskies' program was in violation of 25 NCAA rules and the team would thus be ineligible for post- season play during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. In addition to the bowl ban, Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen announced that the three-time conference champi- ons would forfeit 20 scholarships and all TV revenue from this season. In a direct response to what he con- sidered the league's extraordinary rul- ing, Head Coach Don James announced his retirement the day after the sanc- tions were made official, stating that he "could no longer coach in a conference that treats its players and coaches so unfairly." James, the winningest coach in Pac- 10 history, had led his teams to three straight Rose Bowl appearances. His 18-year tenure at Washington was high- lighted by a 34-14 victory over the Wolverines in the 1992 Rose Bowl, which garnered him an undefeated sea- son and a share of the national champi- onship. James had coached against the Wolverines in Pasadena on four occa- sions, winning in 1978 and 1992. While saying that he was not famil- iar with the specifics of the Washington case and thus would not comment on them, Michigan coach Gary Moeller indicated that he was surprised James would leave at this time. "I'm sure there's some real reason- ing why that happened, that he would leave (at this time)," Moeller said. "It would have to be something that he felt was very unfair, I would hope." Among the violations cited by the Pac-10 were illegalities involving the school's boosters. The conference con- cluded that alumni had given players phony summer jobs and then paid the student-athletes in excess of what would be paid wages of other employees, a direct violation of NCAA guidelines. Players also received money for hours they did no work at all. In addition, it was ruled that former quarterback Billy Joe Hobert had used ,0AI nu u oans. Upon warning of the loans last November, the Washington Athletic Department suspended Hobert but was not forced to forfeit any games in which he had participated during the season. While NCAA rules do not prohibit student-athletes from taking summer jobs or receiving loans, they are to be given no special privilege due to their status as a student-athlete. This same 'I try to send out mailings through our people (in the athletic department) to people who hire our kids. As for recruiters, I think you've got to show them what they aren't allowed to do and what they can do. By the time you're done doing those things, you've told them a whole bunch of things they can't do .1 - Gary Moeller Michigan football coach rule was put into question at Michigan last summer when three members of the Wolverine men's basketball team were each given $300 to judge a charity slam dunk contest. The NCAA ruled, how- ever, thatthemoney the Wolverine play- ers received was notadirect violation of the rule. The Huskies were also found to be guilty of several recruiting violations. During official visits, recruits were hosted by Washington players, who would file phony meal receipts and split the extra money with the recruit. In addition, boosters would contact re- cruits and theirrelatives outside NCAA- allowed visits. The conference recommended that Washington disassociate its athletic pro- gram with four boosters who were pri- marily involved in the violations. James has alleged throughout the investigation thathe was unaware of the booster's actions. The dean of Pac-10 coaches was not personally implicated by the Council. When asked how he tries to handle booster involvement with his football program at Michigan, Moeller says that he is in constant communication with alumni, detailing what they can and cannot do. "I try to send out mailings through our people (in the athletic department) to people who hire our kids," Moeller said. "As for recruiters, I think you've got to show them what they aren't al- lowed to do and what they can do. By the time you're done doing those things, you've told them a whole bunch of things they can't do." Moeller said, however, that athletic departments could have infractions go- ing on within their programs without the knowledge of administrators or* coaches. "I know it's possible that things like that can go on in isolated incidents to a large group of people," said Moeller, explaining the difficulty of controlling a large athletic program. "I mean, you can' tdothis, youcan'tdothis,youcan't give people something, but who knows when someone is going to do what he wants to do? We've all run into those* people. So isolated incidents, yes, I think that's very likely. "I also don't think that's going on as far as every program is having these little isolated incidents going on. But they'll come, you'll find them and you've got to take care of them." Moeller felt the most difficult partof the sanctions to deal with was the reduc- tion in scholarships, which will involve a decrease of 10 per year for two years. "It's going to be a hard penalty to rebound from," Moeller said. "There's no question about that." The Pac-10 is the only conference in the country that issues its own penalties to its member schools. 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