Some more great Lou Holtz stories. The University of Minnesota's football program faced significant NCAA penalties, including a bowl ban and probation, following investigations into violations that occurred during Holtz's tenure (84-85). Improper tutoring, extra benefits, and improper recruiting which occurred while Holtz was head coach. The university of Notre Dame was placed on two years' probation in December 1999, for violations that occurred during Holtz's tenure at Notre Dame. A bookkeeper provided improper benefits to football players, and that the coaching staff failed to take prompt action upon learning of these actions. The university of South Carolina football program was placed on three years' probation by the NCAA in November 2005, following violations that occurred during Holtz's tenure (1999-2004). The NCAA found five major violations, primarily involving improper tutoring of student athletes, and mandatory off-season workouts. This was part of a pattern, as Bleacher Report noted Holtz left several programs NC State, Minnesota, Arkansas, Notre Dame, and South Carolina that subsequently faced NCAA probation.
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