"In a release from the NCAA, the violation occurred when football assistant coach Travis Stepps had contact surrounding recruiting with a student-athlete from another school who had not yet entered him name into the Transfer Portal.
The approved list of infraction penalties are listed below:
- One year of probation
- $25,000 fine
- One-week recruiting communications ban for the football program during the January 2027 notification-of-transfer window
- 3% reduction in official paid football visits during the 2026-27 academic year
- Three separate one week bans on unofficial visits for football during the 2026-27 academic year
- A one-year show-cause order for Stepps, during which any NCAA member school must restrict him from communicating with four-year transfer prospects during the entire January 2027 football notification-of-transfer window
- One-game suspension for Stepps during the upcoming 2026 football season"