For three years, Nebraska gave student athletes a leg-up with academics. The Cornhuskers Athletic Department told the the NCAA it distributed nearly $28,000 in recommended textbooks to student-athletes from 2007-10.
The recommended texts are often categorized as supplemental readings, study guides, etc. for classes to help students gain a deeper understanding of materials not offered in standard textbooks.
An athletic scholarship allows schools to cover the cost of required course textbooks but not the recommended books. Nebraska apparently uncovered the violation last fall and determined that athletes in 19 sports received books and supplies that were not required. The total in “extra benefits” totals just under $28,000.
It said the total value of the books and supplies was $27,869.47.
The school admitted three violations in its report to the NCAA. The other violations involve extra benefits and a failure to
monitor the athletic programs properly and self-imposed a two-year probation.
The school then paid the fines by donating $28,000 to charity.
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