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NCAA requires vetting athletes for sexual assault after USA TODAY investigation, but lets them stay eligible to play
Five other universities named in USA TODAY Network report ignored questions.
Victims and advocates are skeptical, saying the organization has failed to take action before.
The NCAA will review its stance regarding athletes accused or convicted of sexual assault, the college sports organization said Wednesday, amid pressure from Congress calling for an independent study of the NCAA’s lack of accountability for such athletes.
A university that recruited a football player found responsible for rape by his former college vowed to ban such athletes in response to a USA TODAY Network investigation that identified the recruit among dozens of others across the country.
Nearly three dozen elite college football players descended on a city of 8,600 people in rural southeast Kansas in 2017.
They formed a fearsome squad for Independence Community College where they bulldozed their way to a Jayhawk Conference title for the first time in 30 years.
NCAA President Mark Emmert on Tuesday defended his organization and deflected blame to universities just days after a USA TODAY Network investigation found that college athletes punished for sexual assault routinely transfer and keep playing in the NCAA.