He forced Frank McGuire to resign due to a litany of recruiting violations at the end of the 1960-61 season.

Weyers left Michigan State amid accusations of recruiting violations by the NCAA.

There had been recruiting violations under Mackey, but that was a thing of the past.

There were recruiting violations at Clemson, and Locke wrote a confessional book, "Caught in a Net," about his transgressions.

The newspaper charged that players received cash and other benefits from boosters and that Coach Jim Boeheim was guilty of recruiting violations.

He was involved in an NCAA investigation for recruiting violations at Purdue in 1995.

The university is also waiting for the N.C.A.A. to issue its penalty for recruiting violations under Sherrill.

At the same time, Auburn faced NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations against assistant coaches, which resulted in scholarship restrictions.

After he left Long Beach State, its basketball program was slapped with probation for recruiting violations which occurred under his watch.

Reality, however, encompasses under-the-table payoffs, recruiting violations, questionable academic records and a remarkable tolerance for behavioral infractions, including assorted outbursts of violence.