In Missouri, Haith now the coach at the University of Missouri told reporters Tuesday after his teams win against Florida that he had received his Notice of Allegations, and that contrary to what was reported, there was no unethical conduct in my notice of allegation. And it is just an allegation. So we get a chance to defend ourselves. The biggest thing I want to tell you is, Im glad this thing is almost over with.
His notice said that Haith was aware that Shapiro threatened that unless Morton or Haith provided money to Shapiro, Shapiro would make public a claim that Shapiro provided money to assist in the recruitment of a mens basketball prospective student-athlete. After learning of the threat, Haith failed to alert anyone in the athletics department administration about Shapiros threat, ask reasonable questions of Morton to ensure that Shapiros claim lacked merit or disclose the fact that Morton engaged in financial dealings with Shapiro.
Rather, Haith gave Morton funds that Morton then provided to Shapiro.
In Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama emailed The Miami Herald on Wednesday evening saying the school has not received any communications from the NCAA regarding director of football operations Joe Pannunzio a former Miami assistant tied to Shapiro or the NOA issued to Miami.
Western Kentuckys release of Mortons Notice of Allegations, like Haiths, came with an accompanying letter from the NCAA to the schools president.
Although there is no institutional responsibility on the part of Western Kentucky for possible violations involving Mr. Morton, NCAA managing director of enforcement Rachel Newman-Baker wrote in a Feb. 19-dated corresponding letter to WKU president Gary A. Ransdell, please be advised that action could be taken that would limit Mr. Mortons athletically related duties at Western Kentucky for a designated period if he is found in violation by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions or the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee.
The basketball allegations for Morton include four specific situations, according to the NCAAs notice, that took place between October 2007 and April 2009.
But those allegations did not include Shapiros claim that he gave Morton $10,000 to forward to a family member of former UM forward DeQuan Jones in an effort to secure his commitment.
Between October 2008 and April 2009, according to the NCAA, among the alleged violations that occurred:
Jake Morton and Jorge Fernandez, then assistant mens basketball coaches, allowed Shapiro to promote the institutions athletics programs and to assist the institution in the recruitment of three mens basketball prospective student-athletes, and also provided impermissible inducements in the form of transportation and entertainment to individuals associated with the prospective student-athletes including in-person, off-campus recruiting contact in Shapiros suite at Dolphin Stadium during a home football game with the boys basketball coach of a recruit.
The allegations for Morton end with this:
It is alleged that between October 2007 and October 2008, Jake Morton, then assistant mens basketball coach, accepted supplemental income in the amount of at least $6,000 from Shapiro.
Newman-Bakers letter to WKU president Ransdell concluded by saying that WKU representatives will be provided an opportunity to attend the Committee on Infractions hearing in the future, and that they would be notified well in advance.
The allegations for an individual involved in the case just state the specific charges for that person. UM has received the entire package of allegations including the ones for each individual.
Former UM equipment manager Sean Allen did not receive a Notice of Allegations because the information he provided during a deposition was tossed out after the NCAA acknowledged it was obtained improperly.
Miami Herald sports writer Barry Jackson contributed to this report.


















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