Still hoping you can tell me how Ralph is.
Kansas NCAA Violations
In July, 2005, KU released a report stating that they had violated an NCAA extra benefit rule during Williams' tenure.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-13>
[14]</SUP> The violations involved Williams' approval of alumni graduation gifts being given to Kansas basketball players after their eligibility was exhausted. <SUP class=reference id=_ref-14>
[15]</SUP> In at least one case <SUP class=reference id=_ref-15>
[16]</SUP> the gift was cash included with a congratulatory greeting card.
Williams responded to the charges by issuing a statement admitting he made a mistake in telling a donor he could mail small graduation gifts to players leaving the program. "I personally felt this was not a problem and evidently a communication problem led me to believe this was okay with our compliance department. Therefore, I told the alum a small 'gift' would be okay. I also stated the 'gift' shouldn't be extravagant and there should be no campaign for this--just a personal graduation 'gift'