North Dakota Football Program Probated for Assistant Coach Tampering

The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has placed North Dakota’s football program on probation for one year after an assistant coach was found to have engaged in tampering violations. The committee emphasized that tampering breaches NCAA recruiting rules.

Investigators discovered the coach had secretly contacted prospective high‑school athletes. North Dakota’s athletic director said the program will comply and focus on compliance education.

The probation will restrict recruiting activities and scholarship allocations for the upcoming season.