South Carolina reports eight secondary NCAA violations

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina reported eight secondary NCAA violations from May through December. Three of the violations involved the football team. <br> <br> Each violation was ruled secondary by the NCAA, which accepted the corrective action taken by the university&#39;s athletic department, which involved letters of reprimand in most cases, athletics spokesman Kerry Tharp said. <br> <br> The Greenville News acquired the information through a Freedom of Information Act request. The coaches and athletes involved were not named. <br> <br> The three football violations reported were: <br> <br> Two players attending summer school at a junior college received tutoring from South Carolina while not enrolled at the university. Both have reimbursed the school, Tharp said. <br> <br> A player received more than the Southeastern Conference allotment of four tickets for a home game. <br> <br> A walk-on player signed his complimentary guest card allowing family members to attend a game but then had guests admitted who were not family members. <br> <br> The track and field team also reported three violations including a coach paying for athletes&#39; meals, an athlete competing without being listed on the official squad list and an athlete who competed before being certified as eligible. <br> <br> One violation involved athletes from several sports. Four players had their names and pictures ``associated improperly with commercial entities,&#39;&#39; the school said. <br> <br> That involved a weekly athlete-of-the-week feature in the publication Spurs & Feathers, Tharp said. <br> <br> The final reported violation involved men&#39;s basketball player Marius Petravicius, who, was declared ineligible for playing for a team that was a member of a European pro league. He was suspended for three games before he regained his eligibility.