Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez hold a press conference to address the alleged continuous violations of NCAA rules regarding off-season workouts, in-season demands on players and mandatory summer activities (watch video below). These irregularities were exposed by players who didn’t want to be identified because they feared repercussions from coaches.

Rodriguez dismissed these allegations, saying, “We completely complied by the rules, the hours and all that, always have and always will. Again, you must understand, again, it was misleading. Sometimes the players, when you ask them about hours, and understand the treatments, the medical treatments do not count, study hall does not count, other aspects of the hours do not count toward your hours allowance.”

“I guess the thing that bothered me the most about the things that were recently written or said, or maybe some things in the last 18 months, is the perception that’s out there that we did not care as much for our players’ welfare and that is disheartening. To say that is misleading, inaccurate and goes against everything that I have ever believed in coaching.”

If the NCAA investigation concludes there were willful and repeated violations of the rules that means the University of Michigan, which has won more games than any program in college football history, may face probation, loss of scholarships and loss of practice time.

Rich Rodriguez Press Conference Video