Over the weekend, Ben posted on a Notre Dame football player who had likely committed a secondary violation by tweeting about an unsigned player visiting South Bend.
So, of course, a member of the Michigan football program has done something similar a couple of days later.
Roy Roundtree, who will be a redshirt senior wide receiver for the Wolverines in 2012, posted a congratulatory tweet Tuesday to Mike McCray, a 2013 recruit who attends the same Ohio high school from which Roundtree graduated.
“S/O to my lil brotha Mike McCray @MJM92013 for committing to Michigan today,” the tweet, which was subsequently deleted, read.
Of course, and as noted by ChatSports.com, that tweet is likely a violation of NCAA bylaws as well.
As was the case with Tyler Eifert‘s tweet to a potential Irish recruit, Roundtree’s shout-out would appear to constitute a secondary NCAA violation. In a statement, Notre Dame said that the social media whoops “will serve as an excellent teaching moment for all of our teams and student-athletes.”
Michigan has yet to comment on Roundtree’s tweet -- UM associate director of media relations Justin Dickens told CFT that the athletic department is “aware [of the tweet] and our compliance office has been notified” -- although, based on the fact that they have already received seven verbal commitments from Rivals100 2013 recruits, we’re guessing the Wolverines will find some way to get beyond this less-than-minor recruiting hiccup.