The University of Miami Hurricans football team is under investigation by the NCAA, but not for a reason you would think. We have all gotten used to seeing teams face penalties for giving players money, cars, or places to live to get players to attend their school. However, Miami is under investigation for "impermissable text messages." Texting potential recruits was banned in 2007, because of possible costs to recruits without unlimited plans.
This is how far technology has brought even things such as football recruiting. Many years ago, the only contact had with players was seeing them in person. Then, recruiting over the phone was allowed, giving coaches another medium through which to connect with the athletes. There were restrictions placed on hours and number of calls made to these recruits. However, when text messaging exploded onto the scene, the NCAA was not ready to police it. Therefore, coaches went wild texting potential recruits, which eventually led to it being banned.
IT issues are faced and dealt with by companies every day. The NCAA is a very powerful association, however, they do not want to face this challenge. Instead of coming up with a system to monitor the text messaging, they have simply banned it altogether. Shouldn't the heads of their committees come together to come up with a solution to the problem, instead of running from it?
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