NCAA rule-breaking with coaches and staffers: Shapiro said he violated NCAA rules with the knowledge or direct participation of at least six coaches -
Clint Hurtt,
Jeff Stoutland and
Aubrey Hill on the football staff, and Frank Haith, Jake Morton and
Jorge Fernandez on the basketball staff. Multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports Shapiro also violated NCAA rules with football assistant
Joe Pannunzio, although the booster refused to answer any questions about that relationship. Shapiro also named assistant football equipment manager
Sean Allen as someone who engaged in rulebreaking, and equipment managers
Ralph Nogueras and
Joey Corey as witnesses to some of his impropriety.
Among the specific incidents, Shapiro or other sources say Hurtt, Hill, Stoutland, Pannunzio and Allen all delivered top-tier recruits to Shapiro's home or luxury suite so the booster could make recruiting pitches to them. Among the players who were ushered to Shapiro while they were still in high school: Eventual Miami commitments
Ray-Ray Armstrong,
Dyron Dye and
Olivier Vernon (prompted by Hurtt); eventual Florida commitments
Andre Debose (Hurtt) and
Matt Patchan (prompted by Stoutland and Pannunzio); eventual Georgia commitment
Orson Charles (Pannunzio); and eventual Central Florida commitment
Jeffrey Godfrey (Allen).
Nevin Shapiro said this photo was taken during a basketball fundraiser in 2008, in which the booster donated $50,000 to the program. From left to right are men's basketball coach
Frank Haith, Shapiro and University of Miami president Donna Shalala. Shalala is holding Shapiro's donation check, which the booster has said was entirely comprised of ponzi funds.
(Special to Yahoo! Sports)
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