On Thursday, Kansas issued a formal and public response to the NCAA’s allegations that its basketball program committed five Level I (the most severe) violations related to recruiting. The allegations ensnare Bill Self, lead assistant Kurtis Townsend, and the university as a whole in an institutional charge. This is further fallout from the FBI probe that came about years ago and is now coming to roost at the NCAA level.
In its response, Kansas challenged each of the five allegations, stating that “neither NCAA legislation nor the facts support the enforcement staff’s allegations.”
But KU’s stance — whether it’s well-received or not by the NCAA — likely won’t be enough to prevent it from major penalties.