KNOXVILLE – The NCAA announced Thursday that Texas A&M violated recruiting and countable athletically related activity rules between January 2018 and February 2019, according to an agreement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions.
Aggies’ head coach Jimbo Fisher also violated NCAA responsibility rules.
Newly-hired Tennessee running backs coach Jay Graham, who then worked for Fisher at Texas A&M, was also named as a violator. He has received a six-month show-cause penalty that goes through Dec. 31. Graham will not be able to take part in off-campus recruiting activities.
“During the process of hiring Coach Jay Graham, we were made aware of the circumstances at his previous institution, and we vetted it thoroughly in accordance with NCAA and SEC bylaws,” Tennessee athletics said in a statement. “We established and maintain extremely high confidence in Coach Graham’s commitment to compliance and are proud to have him on our staff.”
