Arizona Wildcats assistant coach Mark Phelps was placed on administrative leave on Feb. 5 based upon an “unresolved NCAA matter,” according to a statement from Alabama attorney Donald Maurice Jackson (via Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium).
The rest of the statement reads as follows:
Coach Phelps has performed his duties in strict compliance with NCAA and University policies. In correspondence dated January 22, 2019, Counsel for Coach Phelps was advised of the following by the NCAA Director of Enforcement: ‘At this point, the enforcement staff has made no determinations regarding potential violations involving Coach Phelps as we are still in the process of collecting information and conducting interviews.