The NCAA has launched a formal investigation of possible recruiting violations by the Georgia football program, the university said today.
The allegations include a claim that former assistant coach Frank Orgel told an athlete last year he would be paid $7,500 to sign a national letter of intent and $500 a month while enrolled, along with the use of an automobile.Another allegation, the university said, is that an unidentified representative of Georgia's athletic interests offered an athletic prospect $2,000 to sever ties with other schools and $5,000 and other incentives to sign with Georgia.
A third allegation is that a day after a prospective recruit visited the university in 1995, Orgel called him and said he would receive an unspecified monthly allowance and would be provided with a truck.
University president Charles Knapp said the university would investigate the allegations and respond to an NCAA letter requesting answers to each point.