Dillon Baxter May Have Broken the Dez Bryant Rule [UPDATED]
One of the denizens of Bruins Nation has pointed out that Dillon Baxter's lying about violations by other schools may get him suspended. It's possible that he broke the same bylaw that Dez Bryant did last year, which resulted of course in Bryant being suspended for much of the year.
The bylaw in question here is 10.1 (d), which says that "[k]nowingly furnishing the NCAA or the individual's institution false or misleading information concerning the individual's involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation" is considered unethical conduct.
What separates Baxter's accusations from Lane Kiffin's accusations last year is that Baxter told the school about it and USC's compliance director wrote a report on it. What, if anything, will happen to Baxter depends on whether the NCAA feels there is a case and if so, if it's worth pursuing.
UPDATE
The author of the Bylaw Blog doesn't think Baxter's in much trouble as the bylaw I cited above is about investigations already in progress. Crying wolf, it seems, is not an NCAA violation regardless of whether paperwork is filed or not.
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I hope that USCw at least does something
Baxter does not need to walk away free of punishment from false information this egregious. I think USCw has to at least suspend him for a portion of the time, especially if they want to demonstrate institutional control to the NCAA>
The particular bylaw in question requires that a school take “swift action” once it knows that a violation has occurred. Quoting the relevant sections:
A. Violations do not result from a lack of institutional control if:
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4. On learning that a violation has occurred, the institution takes swift action.
B. The following actions are likely to demonstrate a lack of institutional control if:
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5. The institution fails to make clear, by its words and its actions, that those personnel who willfully violate NCAA rules, or who are grossly negligent in applying those rules, will be disciplined and made subject to discharge…
Now that USC has learned that a violation has occurred, it must take "swift action" to "make clear by its words and actions" that the player who broke the rule is disciplined.
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Someone might want to remind USCw of that.
Because aside from the apologies to the institutions I have seen no other actions, especially in regards to Baxter. I also question USCw coming out with this information without first doing an internal investigation to verify whether it was true or not. That to me is a major failure on the athletic administration and coaching staff at USCw.
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