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The New NCAA Independent Accountability Resolution Process for Infractions Cases: An Overview

Jeffrey G. Benz, Esq., FCIArb, FCollArb, CEDS

JAMS Mediator, Arbitrator, Referee/Special Master, Temporary Judge/Judge Pro Tem

Hon. Hugh L. Fraser (Ret.), FCIArb, O.C.

JAMS Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee/Special Master

September 27, 2017 was a pivotal date for college athletics. The FBI made several arrests - including of four Division I assistant basketball coaches -- as part of a federal corruption investigation that focused on coaches being bribed to steer NBA-bound college basketball players toward certain sports agents, financial advisers and apparel companies. That scandal caused the NCAA to appoint a commission, the Commission on College Basketball, chaired by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to review the situation and make recommendations that would lead to "decisive action."

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