Clemson Is Cited for 14 Violations

Clemson football coaches are accused by the NCAA of having violated recruiting rules 14 times and having given players up to $150 in cash from 1984 to 1988, according to a report released Tuesday.

The school released the report four days after receiving it from the NCAA.

If Clemson is found guilty of the violations, the school could be placed on probation for the second time in eight years.

Notre Dame quarterback Tony Rice, in Hawaii for the Hula Bowl, said that Clemson coaches never offered him money but broke NCAA rules regarding the number of face-to-face meetings a school is allowed to have with a recruit.

Under NCAA rules, coaches at a Division I football program are allowed three official visits to a recruit’s high school and three other contacts off campus. Rice, a former Woodruff (S.C.) High star, said Clemson coaches talked with him “at school, at home and other places, too,” including at least one restaurant in his hometown.