▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁initially ▁vac ated ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁seasons , ▁reduced ▁its ▁scholar ship ▁all ot ment ▁by ▁nine ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁seasons , ▁and ▁self - im posed ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁prob ation . ▁Although ▁the ▁NCAA ▁pra ised ▁the ▁university ▁for ▁its ▁investigation , ▁it ▁found ▁several ▁ag gra v ating ▁factors . ▁The ▁NCAA ▁confirmed ▁academic ▁fra ud , ▁found ▁that ▁players ▁had ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁$ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁imper miss ible ▁benefits , ▁determined ▁that ▁six ▁players ▁had ▁played ▁while ▁in el ig ible , ▁and ▁also ▁found ▁evidence ▁of ▁r amp ant ▁agent ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁NCAA ▁added ▁an ▁extra ▁year ▁of ▁prob ation , ▁and ▁also ▁b anned ▁the ▁Tar ▁He els ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁post season . ▁John ▁Bla ke , ▁an ▁assistant ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁out ▁with ▁Davis , ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁personal ▁lo ans ▁from ▁agent ▁Gary ▁W ich ard ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁to ▁UN C , ▁specifically ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁players . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁c ited ▁for ▁not ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁investig ators . ▁Bla ke ▁received ▁a ▁three - year ▁show - c ause ▁penalty . ▁ ▁Miami ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁Y ahoo ! ▁Sports ▁broke ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁which ▁former ▁Miami ▁H urr ican es ▁boost er ▁Ne vin ▁Sh