Tennessee coach Derek Dooley might be sitting on an extra-spicy hot seat right now, but the bad news for the Volunteers' football program on Friday actually had nothing to do with the current staff. The school hopes they are "closing the chapter" on the Lane Kiffin era, after receiving additional penalties from the NCAA as a result of infractions committed by former Kiffin assistant Willie Mack Garza in 2009.
That Garza arranged for a prospect's unofficial visit, then lied to the NCAA enforcement staff regarding the infraction, wasn't disputed by the university during an Oct. 13 meeting with the Committee on Infractions. The case was expedited, and the NCAA issued the penalties on Friday.
These penalties include:
-- A two-year extension of the probation issued during the 2011 infractions case
-- A reduction in official visits for the 2012-13 academic year from 51 to 47
-- A reduction in the evaluation days during the spring 2012 evaluation period (completed by the current staff)
-- No complimentary tickets may be provided to prospective student-athletes during the first two conference games of the 2013 season.
The penalties are minor and should not result in a huge setback for the Volunteers' 2013 coaching staff, whether that be with Dooley or his successor. The biggest news here was Tennessee finally moving out from under the cloud left by Kiffin. Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek said the "school disagreed with the additional penalties" but accepted the decision. As for athletic director Dave Hart? He seems happy to be moving on from the issue.
"We will finally close the chapter on the prior actions of members of a previous football coaching staff," Hart said in an official release. "We have significantly strengthened our culture of compliance at Tennessee and will continue to do so. We disagree with additional penalties for a matter we believed should have been part of the previous case. We will now move forward."
The 2011 infractions case stemmed from Garza's dealings with Will Lyles and the arrangement for highly touted running back Lache Seastrunk to visit Tennessee. Seastrunk committed to Oregon before transferring to Baylor in August 2011. He has run for 375 yards and four touchdowns, adding 106 yards receiving this season -- his first of FBS play.
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