ðə lˈæst sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ʌv ɹˈæmsiz tˈɛnjɚɹ æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wɜː mˈɑːɹkt wɪð "nˈuːmɚɹəs skˈændəlz", ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐn ˈɛskɔːɹt sˈɛks skˈændəl ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl plˈeɪɪŋ ɹᵻkɹˈuːts bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ðæt lˈɛd tʊ ɐ pˈoʊstsiːzən plˈeɪɪŋ bˈæn fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈɪkstiːn sˈiːzən, ɐ ɡˈæf ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ hˌɪm ænd hɪz stˈæf dɹˈɛsɪŋ ˌʌp æz stˌɛɹɪoʊtˈɪpɪkəl mˈɛksɪkənz fɚɹə hˌæloʊˈiːn pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd hɪz hˈoʊldɪŋ dˈuːəl ɹˈoʊlz æz bˈoʊθ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl faʊndˈeɪʃən.
The last several years of Ramsey's tenure as president of the university were marked with "numerous scandals", including an escort sex scandal involving basketball playing recruits between 2010 and 2014 that led to a postseason playing ban for the 2015–16 season, a gaffe involving him and his staff dressing up as stereotypical Mexicans for a Halloween party, and his holding dual roles as both president of the university and president of the university's charitable foundation.