Michael Alford Releases Statement On FSU Football's Resolution With NCAA

FSU and the NCAA have come to a negotiated resolution.

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions announced today a negotiated resolution with Florida State University (FSU) for an infractions case involving an assistant football coach. The penalties are the result of the NCAA’s determination that two infractions occurred representing Level II violations by the institution with penalties to be in effect over a two-year period spanning January 12, 2024, to January 11, 2026.

The University and the NCAA agreed upon the committee’s final determination regarding the actions in question. The committee found no lack of institutional control by FSU, nor cited any failure to monitor by the institution. Further, the NCAA acknowledged no findings of responsibility by the head football coach. The committee affirmed that the head football coach promotes an atmosphere of compliance.

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“We are pleased to reach closure to this situation and view this as another step in strengthening our culture of compliance at Florida State University,” said Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics at FSU. “We take all compliance matters very seriously, and our full cooperation with the NCAA on this case is a clear example of that commitment. We remain committed to compliance with all NCAA rules including disassociation of the booster and the collective.”

The committee ruled that in April 2022 the assistant football coach facilitated an impermissible contact between a prospective student-athlete (PSA) from the transfer portal, the PSA’s parents, and a representative of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective who was also a representative of FSU’s athletics interests (booster) during an official visit to campus. The PSA did not enroll at FSU.

The penalties include the University disassociating with the booster and the NIL collective, loss of recruiting and evaluation days for the football program, scholarship reductions, and prohibition from participation in game-day activities for the assistant coach for the first three games of the 2024 football season.

*Press release courtesy of Florida State Athletics

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