KNOXVILLE – Tennessee has self-reported an NCAA violation that involved a football player advertising the sale of a replica version of his jersey on Facebook.
The incident was among seven Level III and Level IV violations that Tennessee reported over the last six months. The reports were obtained Monday through a public records request.
The Facebook-related violation involved a player permitting the use of his name and image to promote a commercial project. The player wasn’t identified.
After the player made the post, which has since been deleted, a Facebook friend of his paid the player $300 for four jerseys. The player said the jersey manufacturer was an acquaintance of someone from the player’s hometown.
The player said he intended to give the $300 to that acquaintance but could never reach the jersey manufacturer to confirm shipment.