(ESPN) University of Kansas officials have asked the NCAA to separate infractions cases involving alleged rules violations in its men’s basketball and football programs.
In its response to the NCAA Committee on Infractions’ referral to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP), the school agreed that a referral to the IARP is appropriate for the men’s basketball allegations, but argued that the football portion should be remanded to the Committee on Infractions (COI) for adjudication.
Kansas is charged with five Level I rules violations — the most serious — related to its men’s basketball program, including lack of institutional control. Jayhawks coach Bill Self is charged with head-coach responsibility violations. Under NCAA rules, a head coach could be hit with a show-cause order and be suspended up to an entire season for Level I violations. KU, Self and assistant Kurtis Townsend are disputing the violations.
Kansas is also charged with two Level II violations and one Level III violation related to the football program under former coach David Beaty, who just reached a $2.6 million settlement with KU last week.
