With a win at Marshall Saturday, the UCF football team is a lock to play in a bowl game in 2012, even with an NCAA appeal hanging over the program's head.
The NCAA will not rule on UCF's appeal of their one-year bowl ban until late January, head coach George O'Leary said Tuesday, meaning the Knights (5-2, 3-0 in C-USA) will be eligible to play for a Conference USA Championship and compete in a bowl game in 2012.
According to NCAA bylaws, a school cannot be punished during an appeals process.
The postseason ban was the only penalty UCF appealed from sanctions handed down by the NCAA in late July stemming from major recruiting violations within the football and men's basketball programs. The basketball program also received a one-year postseason ban in basketball, but chose not to appeal. In addition to the bans, the school received a $50,000 fine, five years' probation, reduction of scholarships, and the basketball program was forced to vacate wins from the 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.
Back on July 31, President John C. Hitt and Athletic Director Todd Stansbury held a press conference issuing a response to NCAA's sanctions against UCF.
?We understand and generally accept the findings and sanctions imposed by the committee, and we are in the process of thoughtfully considering the various elements of the report,? Hitt said on July 31. ?We have decided, however, to appeal the decision by the Committee on Infractions to impose a postseason ban for the 2012 football season. We don?t believe the ?aggravating factors? cited from the NCAA bylaws justify this sanction.?
If UCF does in fact lose the appeal, the ban would be moved to next season, their first in the Big East Conference.
Ryan Bass is a reporter for Bright House Sports Network. Find him on twitter,?@Ry_Bass.
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