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Miami receives notice of allegations, including 'lack of institutional control'

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami finally received its notice of allegations from the NCAA, which accused the school of having a “lack of institutional control” for not monitoring the conduct of a booster who provided thousands of dollars in cash, gifts and other items to football and men’s basketball players.

The allegations arrived on Tuesday. The institutional-control charge is typically one of the most severe the NCAA can bring after an investigation of rules violations.

The NCAA declined comment Tuesday night, a day after revealing that it was erasing some elements of its case against Miami because the information was obtained in impermissible ways.

“We deeply regret any violations, but we have suffered enough,” Miami President Donna Shalala said in a statement announcing the university had received notice from the NCAA.

A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press about the lack of institutional control charge, and that several former members of Miami coaching staffs are named in the notice of allegations, including Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, who was with the Hurricanes from 2004-11.

“I did get a notice of allegation,” Haith said after Missouri beat Florida Tuesday night. “Contrary to what was reported (weeks ago), there was no unethical conduct in my notice of allegation. And it is just an allegation, so we get a chance to defend ourselves.”

Next up: The sanctions phase, where Miami’s penalties will be decided.

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