Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 22, 1993 TAG: 9305220147
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
"I'm happy that we're nearing the end of what has been a very extended evaluation of our program," athletic director Oval Jaynes said. "We want to move forward. We will cooperate in any way we can. These things are never pleasant to go through."
Mark Jones, a director of enforcement for the NCAA, confirmed a letter of inquiry had been sent to Pitt but declined to comment on specifics.
Jaynes said the 15 violations against the football program were self-reported by Pitt last May, some as violations and others as possible violations. The school said then that staff members under former coach Mike Gottfried and former athletic director Edward Bozik broke NCAA rules by giving football players money, meals and clothing and giving recruits limousine rides and deluxe hotel rooms.
He would not disclose the school's position on the basketball allegation, but said it centered around a former assistant coach who is no longer with the team.
In other football news:
Kim Helton became the head coach at the University of Houston, calling himself "dirt-road smart" and vowing to build the Cougars program into a national power.
"I have the knowledge to do it and the `want to' so bad that even if I'm dumb about it, it will still work out," Helton said. "I'm dirt-road smart and abrasive at times, but my heart is genuine and my word is good and I love big, tough, ugly men."
Helton said one of his first goals is to improve the Cougar defense, among the worst in the nation in recent years. Helton was the last of five finalists in the running to replace John Jenkins, who resigned April 16 amid allegations of NCAA rules violations.
by CNB