Houston Football Program to Face NCAA Investigation
The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. formally notified officials at the University of Houston Tuesday of its investigation into allegations of recruiting violations and that coaches frequently gave cash to football players.
School officials released copies of the three-page letter from the NCAA.The school has until Oct. 17 to respond to the letter.
The allegations center on the Cougar football program from 1978 to 1984, when Bill Yeoman was head coach. Yeoman admitted last year that he gave money for humanitarian purposes to players, but never more than $35.
The NCAA allegations include one in which a coach supposedly gave three players $500 in 1984.
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