UM Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, Athletic Director David Brandon and University President Mary Sue Coleman concluded hearings today in Seattle in which the NCAA violations committee looked over the Universities self imposed sanctions over violations with it’s football team.
The hearing began around 8:30 AM local time and concluded around 4 PM local time only breaking an hour for lunch.
Here is a quote taken from the AP article that is posted on SI.com…
“We had a very fair and thorough hearing and we feel good about the fact we were given that opportunity,” Brandon said. “And the process will continue and under the rules based on the process as it’s been laid out we’re going to be very quiet. We’re going to go back, we’re going to prepare for a great season, we’re going to get focused on football and let the NCAA do their work.”
David Brandon also discussed the preparation for these hearings…
It also trimmed the number of assistants – the so-called quality-control staff – from five to three and banned them from practices, games or coaching meetings for the rest of 2010.
Michigan hopes the NCAA agrees the school punished itself enough and agrees with its defense of its embattled coach. Rodriguez is 8-16 in two disappointing seasons.