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Report: Florida State petitioned NCAA to rescind penalties for NIL violations

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•05/17/24•

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The Florida State Seminoles are petitioning the NCAA to rescind their penalties for past NIL violations, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.

“Florida State is petitioning the NCAA to rescind penalties imposed on the school for NIL-related recruiting violations after a court this spring enjoined the association from enforcing its own rules, according to a letter the school sent the NCAA earlier this month,” Dellenger wrote. “The three-page letter, obtained by Yahoo Sports, was sent this week to the chair and managing directors of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions.

“The letter outlines reasons for a reconsideration of a subsection of penalties, including an imposed fine, scholarship reductions, recruiting restrictions and a disassociation of a booster.”

Dellenger noted that the penalties “are a result of a rule-breaking incident that transpired in 2022, when a booster and representative of the school’s NIL collective made an offer to a prospect,” and that the NCAA and Florida State “negotiated resolution with the NCAA over the case, which featured the most serious sanctions handed down since the organization in 2021 permitted athletes to earn compensation from their name, image and likeness.”

However, the ruling in the case judged at the U.S. District Court in Tennessee that changed the NCAA’s course on NIL came afterwards, and now the Seminoles are looking for some justification for their actions.

Evidently, Florida State, which has already served a number of their recruiting punishments, still agree to the three-game suspension of offensive coordinator Alex Atkins, but the Seminoles are hoping to have many of their other penalties reduced, or simply eliminated.

“FSU should not be the only institution penalized simply because it was first in the queue, the violations for which it is responsible were more limited, and it cooperated fully to resolve the case,” the letter reads, per Dellenger.

Whichever agreement Florida State and the NCAA come to will be sure to have a fascinating effect on the way current and future cases are ruled. A keen eye will be on the Seminoles’ situation moving forward.