Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Donnie Tyndall will meet with NCAA representatives on Tuesday, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.
The meeting will be held for the two parties to discuss the NCAA’s investigation of the Southern Miss men’s basketball program and potential violations that occurred while Tyndall was the Golden Eagles’ head coach.
The violations being investigated deal with the NCAA’s ‘Proposition 48’ rules, which deals with academically ineligible players who still attend school in an attempt to raise their grades to a high enough level to play.
The Bleacher Report article that first broke the news of the NCAA’s investigation states the violations “center around how tuition, living expenses and other fees were paid for recruits who signed with the Golden Eagles but were academically ineligible out of high school or junior college.”
Tyndall stated Nov. 6 he would cooperate with the NCAA “100 percent” if asked. Athletic director Dave Hart also mentioned the NCAA could speak with “whoever else they deem appropriate.”
The ESPN report went on to say Stuart Brown, of Ice Miller’s Indianapolis-based Collegiate Sports Practice, will be Tyndall’s legal counsel, while Southern Miss will be represented by William King of Lightfoot, Franklin and White Llc., located in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Vols play their season opener against No. 15 VCU in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday.