The Hurricanes will be docked nine scholarships (three per year for the next three years) but will not receive a bowl ban, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday morning. The team sat out the past two bowl seasons as well as the 2012 ACC title game as part of a self-imposed punishment.
The investigation into illegal benefits provided by Shapiro, a former Miami booster who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence on fraud and money laundering charges, to football and basketball players began roughly two and a half years ago.
As part of the sanctions handed down by the NCAA, former Miami basketball head coach Frank Haith has been suspended five games — a suspension that will he will serve in his current position as head coach at Missouri — and former basketball assistant Jorge Fernandez was given a two-year show-cause penalty, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.
The Hurricanes football team, which currently holds a 6-0 record and occupies the No. 7 spot in the BCS rankings, is eligible for bowl competition this season.
