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Friday, April 25, 2008

Geez, you go away from a few days and the damndest stuff happens in the soaps.

First Auriemma says Tennessee canceled the series because Summitt accused the Huskies of a recruiting violation.

Now ESPN's Shelly Smith (not a disinterested party) is writing about Tennessee alleging UConn recruiting violations. A Freedom of Information Act request shows
Tennessee officials asked the Southeastern Conference in July 2006 to investigate the UConn program, alleging eight incidents involving as many as 11 NCAA rules violations may have taken place either at a 2005 event or over a period of years.
Seems the secondary violation (a phone call to ESPN arranging a tour for Maya Moore) is the only confirmed complaint.

On edit: The Knoxville News has a pdf of the letters/complaint.