After waiting years, it had seemed like the NCAA investigation of UNC was nearly over, but the NCAA reset the clock with a new notice of allegation released Monday.

“There seems to be a general feeling of relief around Chapel Hill,” said former UNC lineman Mike Ingersoll. “I feel that same sense of relief because for the past six years now, myself and the rest of teammates have had to defend our degrees.”

Many have interpreted it as a positive for the university because the focus has seemed to shift away from men’s basketball and football.

Neither program is directly mentioned in the new notice, which alleges former UNC women’s basketball athletic academic counselor Jan Boxill provided impermissible academic assistance.

Orange county commissioner and sportswriter Barry Jacobs said the outcome of the notice isn’t surprising.

“On the other hand I thought it was disappointing because there are plenty of places, whether in the Wainstein Report or other places where it’s pretty clear that a competitive advantage was gained by keeping players eligible by steering players to certain classes,” Jacobs said.

But Unverified director Bradley Bethel expressed his disagreement with Jacobs.

“What’s clear to one person is often really the picture they’ve painted in their mind,” Bethel said. “It’s not clear to me at all what Barry said that there was all of these examples of competitive advantage and what not.”

The university is also accused of not sufficiently monitoring the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes in the formerly-known African and Afro-American Studies department from the fall of 2005 through the summer of 2011.

UNC professor Deborah Stroman said even before the Waintstein Report was commissioned, the university implemented over 70 changes to ensure another academic scandal would not happen.

“The faculty is very very mixed on this,” she said. “I know there are some faculty members who are disappointed they’re viewed as people who aren’t doing their job. Having someone come and look in your room to see whether you’re teaching your class is very disturbing and quite frankly disrespectful to us.”

But Stroman said there are also professors who don’t mind the changes because they know it will prevent another scandal.

 

UNC has 90 days to respond to the allegations.

While no timetable has been given for the conclusion of the investigation, it could extend into next year.

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