UNR says ‘no lack of control’
The NCAA’s 10-month investigation into the University of Nevada, Reno’s athletic department has found no lack of institutional control or issues with gambling in the athletic department, Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth said Sept. 9.
“It’s a vindication of the university for what it stands for and doing things the right way,” Groth said. “When the NCAA comes in, they leave no stone unturned. You never know what they are going to find.”
UNR was investigated last year after terminated Nevada soccer coach Terri Patraw filed a whistle-blower complaint against the school.
Patraw alleged that UNR golf coach Rich Merritt bet on sports, an allegation the NCAA dropped last week, Groth said.
The NCAA informed Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Jean Perry that the two issues had been dropped. Perry then told Groth.
Nevada’s athletic department still has to wait for a Notice of Allegations, which will explain Nevada’s violations in full, from the NCAA. The university will not receive the notice of Allegations until the NCAA Committee of Infractions determines the case, based on evidence gathered in the investigation. The Committee of Infractions is a jury of NCAA investigators around the country who will decide whether Nevada violated any NCAA laws.
UNR has not been cleared from the investigation and the NCAA can bring up other violations it found in the investigation through the Notice of Allegations, which may not be received by the university for a couple of months, Groth said.
Groth was not surprised to hear the news last week and doesn’t think the NCAA will reveal anything new in its findings.
“I feel confident in our management,” she said.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com
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