I was so caught up yesterday in dealing with other sports topics (even the Jeremy Lin hype has reached me) this went completely unnoticed until late last night. It's being reported that Oregon has violated NCAA Bylaw 13.10.2, which states in part that, before receiving a signed letter of intent, “the institution may not comment generally about the prospective student-athlete’s ability or the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution’s team.”
Before you get excited, read the article. You'll see that this is a minor violation, and happens quite frequently. In fact, it happened to Oregon State this year as well. Except in their case, the potential athlete ended up going somewhere else. The timing is bad (given the ongoing investigation with the Willie Lyles case) but given the fact that Oregon was on top of it, shows they're being accountable.
I'm still more concerned about the potential fallout from the Lyles case.
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