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The Virginia Cavaliers football team was punished by the NCAA on Friday for a Level 2 violation after self-reporting a recruiting violation that occurred in May 2016.
According to a press release on VirginiaSports.com (h/t Jamie Oakes of 247Sports), the violation involved assistant coaches taking photographs with prospects. There were 32 such instances of that particular violation.
As part of the punishment, Virginia received a $5,000 fine, a reduction in off-campus contacts from six to four with regard to the recruits involved in the violation, a reduction in 2017 spring evaluations from 168 to 150 and additional rules education for the football staff.