CBSSports.com is reporting some breaking news this morning that Arkansas head coach John Pelphrey may have inadvertently broken NCAA recruiting rules by having inappropriate contact with two recruits.
Pelphrey was apparently photographed with 2012 star Archie Goodwin and teammate Trey Smith last December at a high school tournament in Arkansas.
According to CBSSports.com, “Bylaw 13.1.1.1 states that off-campus contact cannot be made with a prospect (or his relatives or legal guardians) before July 1, following the completion of his junior year of high school. Goodwin and Smith are still in their junior years of high school.”
Here is an excerpt from CBSSports.com:
[QUOTE]Both confirmed the authenticity of the photograph in separate phone calls with CBSSports.com and described the conversation with Pelphrey as brief. But according to the NCAA, any face-to-face encounter between a coach and a prospect that takes place at the site of an organized competition involving the prospect or the prospect’s high school is a “contact,” regardless of the conversation that occurs.
Smith told CBSSports.com that his mother took the photo.
“My mom was like, ‘Hey, go get a picture,'” Smith said. “So we snapped a picture.”
Arkansas officials issued a statement Thursday morning:
“As with any potential compliance issue, the institution will gather information and review to determine whether a violation has occurred. If, after a thorough review of the facts, it is determined a violation has occurred, the University of Arkansas will take appropriate action in reporting the information consistent with all established procedures.”
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