The much-anticipated and highly-controversial Notice of Allegations was finally handed down on Miami by the NCAA the weekend before last. The university as well as former assistant football and basketball received their respective notices, including current Louisville assistant Clint Hurtt.
While no details of what was contained in Hurtt’s NOA were released at the time, that changed Monday.
A freedom of information request on the part of multiple news organizations resulted in the details of the NOA and, as expected, it doesn’t portray Hurtt (pictured, background) in a favorable light. As previously reported, Hurtt received the “dreaded” 10.1 rule violation, which in essence accuses the coach of unethical conduct.
The NOA stated that Hurtt provided “false and misleading information” to investigators as the NCAA probed allegations of impermissible benefits given to both football and basketball athletes. Specifically, the NOA states that convicted felon Nevin Shapiro “provided at least $7,025 in impermissible supplemental compensation to Hurtt and another unidentified Miami volunteer recruiting assistant,” ESPN.com wrote.
It’s further alleged that Hurtt was involved in the improper recruitment -- providing impermissible transportation and lodging -- to seven recruits from 2006-09. One of those incidents, the South Florida Sun Sentinel notes, involved a trip to Shapiro’s home with prospective recruits in tow.
Hurtt denied any wrongdoing to the NCAA; the NOA states that those denials “were in direct contradiction to information provided by the then football prospective student-athletes and some of the then football student-athletes involved.”
In its letter to Louisville informing the school of the situation surrounding one its assistant coaches, the NCAA wrote that” [a]lthough there is no institutional responsibility on the part of Louisville for possible violations involving Mr. Hurtt, please be advised that action could be taken that would limit Mr. Hurtt’s athletically related duties at Louisville for a designated period if he is found in violation by the” Committee on Infractions or the Infractions Appeals Committee.
The hearing in front of the COI is expected to take place at some point this summer; the NCAA confirmed in the letter that Louisville will be afforded the opportunity to attend the COI hearing.
Aubry Hill was one of three former Miami assistants, and the lone football coach, who requested that the COI throw out the NOA against them. The NCAA is said to be considering that request.