The Southeastern Conference has penalized the LSU football team for a recruiting violation that occurred in the fall, according to a report from of The Advocate.
The team is restricted from extending financial aid agreements to recruits who wish to enroll early for two years. LSU will also forfeit 10 percent of its 210 recruiting evaluation days in 2015, according to the report.
Matt Womack, a three-star offensive tackle as rated by recruiting service 247sports.com, agreed to receive financial aid from LSU in August with the intent of enrolling at the school in January. But the Senatobia, Mississippi, native flipped his commitment to Alabama, signing a National Letter of Intent with the school in February.
If a recruit signs a financial aid agreement with a school, that school is granted unlimited access to the recruit. But LSU’s contact with Womack became illegal when he decided to decommit from the Tigers.
When the NCAA updated the specifics of financial aid agreements in April, it issued a warning that schools that offered such agreements to a recruit could face sanctions if the prospect didn’t eventually enroll.
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