Cartwright, the president emeritus of Bowling Green and Kent State universities, said the panel rejected U of L's argument focusing on the monetary value of the impermissible benefits in the case.
Instead, the panel viewed the case through the lens of health and safety for prospects and student-athletes, Cartwright said. At least seven of the prospects mentioned in the case were under the age of 18 when the violations occurred. Their names were redacted from the NCAA's documents.
"We were not persuaded by the argument that the monetary amounts were small and therefore the violations shouldn't have been seen as this severe," Cartwright said.
Instead, the panel viewed the case through the lens of health and safety for prospects and student-athletes, Cartwright said. At least seven of the prospects mentioned in the case were under the age of 18 when the violations occurred. Their names were redacted from the NCAA's documents.
"We were not persuaded by the argument that the monetary amounts were small and therefore the violations shouldn't have been seen as this severe," Cartwright said.