The NCAA announced on Thursday that the Texas A&M football program violated NCAA recruiting and countable athletically related activity rules. The infractions took place during a period between January 2018 and February 2019, according to the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
The NCAA determined that Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher and an assistant had impermissible recruiting contact with a prospect. It also ruled that activities during spring and summer periods went over the allowed amount of time by seven hours.
Texas A&M gets 1-year probation, Jimbo Fisher hit with 6-month show-cause penalty after recruiting violations from January 2018 to February 2019 https://t.co/lNYN7u0640
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) July 2, 2020
Wow. An under-the-radar infractions case that lands Texas A&M on probation and earns Jimbo Fisher a six-month show-cause that limits his recruiting: https://t.co/Y1fsmeNmK3
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) July 2, 2020
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