2 0 0 0 ▁season , ▁an ▁assistant ▁football ▁coach ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee ▁claimed ▁an ▁Alabama ▁boost er ▁paid ▁him ▁US $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁encou rage ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁players ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁Alabama . ▁A ▁secret ▁witness ▁that ▁helped ▁conv ict ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Tennessee ▁coach ▁Phill ip ▁Ful mer . ▁The ▁report ▁included ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁pay ing ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁coach ▁to ▁influence ▁a ▁prospect , ▁viol ations ▁of ▁rules ▁for ▁hon esty ▁and ▁co operation , ▁exp ense - pa id ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁campus , ▁and ▁c ash ▁pay ments ▁to ▁other ▁football ▁players . ▁Although ▁the ▁NCAA ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁university ▁fully ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁the ▁enfor cement ▁staff , ▁Alabama ▁received ▁prob ation ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁post - season ▁ban ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁scholar ships ▁over ▁ 3 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁for ▁text book ▁and ▁supplies - related ▁inf ra ctions , ▁val ued ▁at ▁approximately ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁involving ▁ 2 0 1 ▁student - ath let es ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁sports . ▁The ▁football ▁program ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁vac ate ▁ 2 1 ▁wins ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 –