The University of Tennessee has to deal with another NCAA investigation of potential rules major violations, Sports Illustrated reports.
The case involves multiple sports and includes scrutiny of name, image, and likeness (NIL) benefits for athletes.
The Volunteers were penalized last summer for more than 200 rules infractions in the football program.
The NCAA Committee on Infractions declared that the case was “one of the worst the COI has seen,” with 18 Level I violations that included around $60,000 in impermissible inducements and benefits for recruits.
The University of Tennessee has acknowledged the investigation to SI but refrained from further comments.
The NCAA has also refused to share any details about the case.
“With rare exceptions, the NCAA does not comment on current, pending or potential investigations due to confidentiality rules put in place by member schools,” associate director of communications Meghan Durham Wright said.
The Volunteers have one of the most prominent NIL collective programs in the country, the Volunteer Club, which is operated by Knoxville-based Spyre Sports Group. The Volunteer Club said it had more than 4,000 members as of early December.
