NCAA timeline of Miami scandal
Below is the NCAA's timeline of events regarding the University of Miami case.
2009
November: Miami notifies NCAA of an internal investigation into potential violations
2010
March: Miami submits a reports multiple phone and text message rules violations to the NCAA
May: Miami submits a supplement to this report with additional violations
June: NCAA enforcement staff and Miami conduct joint interviews
Fall: NCAA enforcement staff sends Miami a letter to begin the summary disposition process
2011
Feb. 23: The booster sends a letter to the NCAA detailing potential Miami violations
March 31 - May 27: The enforcement staff interviewed the booster more than 20 times
Aug. 15: NCAA enforcement staff delivers a notice of inquiry to Miami and begins conducting interviews
Aug. 30: NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff determines that eight Miami football student-athletes must sit out games and repay benefits
2012
Interviews continue. From 2011 through 2013, the NCAA enforcement staff conducted more than 70 interviews with current and former coaches, student-athletes and university administration, in addition to others connected with the case.
2013
Jan. 10: NCAA enforcement staff notifies Miami that select NCAA staff worked with the criminal defense attorney for the booster to improperly obtain information for the purposes of the investigation through a bankruptcy proceeding that did not involve the NCAA
Jan 14-17: NCAA enforcement staff notifies involved individuals of the procedural issue involving the criminal defense attorney
Jan. 23: NCAA announces external review of procedural issue
Feb. 18: NCAA releases findings of external review
Feb. 19: NCAA enforcement staff issues a notice of allegations to Miami and the involved individuals
Feb. 21: Two former assistant men's basketball coaches and a former assistant football coach submitted a request to dismiss the case or receive relief from the allegations
Feb 22: Committee on Infractions holds a prehearing conference with involved individuals and the enforcement staff. Prehearing conferences are held to prevent new information from being introduced at the hearing
Feb. 27: After discussion with the full Committee on Infractions, the chair provided a structured course of action to handle the procedural issues while also detailing a plan to move the case forward fairly and efficiently. All involved people had until March 6 to respond to this plan.
March 2 - 6: Miami, one former assistant football coach and the involved basketball coaches provided their responses to the plan
March 8: The committee chair provided an amended plan based on these responses
March 19 - April 5: All involved groups submitted their responses, including additional requests to dismiss the case from the university and coaches.
April 23: Committee on Infractions issues decision regarding motion to dismiss
May 20: Miami and involved individuals submit response to the notice of allegations
May 22-23: Prehearing conferences conducted with Miami and involved individuals
June 13-14: Committee on Infractions conducts hearing with Miami, involved individuals and the enforcement staff
