Ole Miss Reports NCAA Facebook Violation

OXFORD, Miss. - According to a published report on Tuesday, after an internal investigation, Ole Miss has decided that an "unintentional secondary violation" occurred when an assistant football coach appeared to comment on the Facebook page of a recruit.

"We are in the process of submitting our report to the SEC," David Wells, University of Mississippi's assistant athletic director for compliance, said in a released statement.

The issue stems from two photos on a Facebook page belonging to Jermaine Whitehead, a cornerback at Greenwood's Amanda Elzy High, who has given a non-binding, oral commitment to Mississippi State. A Facebook user appearing to be Ole Miss assistant coach Chris Vaughn left comments on both of them, though the comments have since been removed.

NCAA rules prohibit coaches from making public comments on recruits' Facebook pages. Coaches can send a private message but can't comment on open forums. Secondary violations are considered minor and rarely carry significant penalties.