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For Immediate Release

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Cameron Schuh
Associate Director for Public and Media Relations
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INDIANAPOLIS--- The NCAA Division II Football Committee has reprimanded Shepherd University defensive coordinator and assistant football coach Bob Haley, head football coach Monte Cater and director of athletics B.J. Pumroy for misconduct during the 2010 NCAA Division II Football Championship.

Specifically, Haley was seen chewing and spitting tobacco on the sidelines on national television during the semifinal game against Delta State University. NCAA rules prohibit the use of tobacco products by all game personnel in all sports during practice and competition. Additionally, allegations of team coaches and/or personnel using smokeless tobacco were raised to the committee the week prior to the incident, whereupon Cater and Pumroy were notified of the allegations and asked to immediately address the matter with the team. With both Cater and Pumroy put on notice about an alleged tobacco violation just days prior to the semifinal game, the committee found all three guilty of misconduct for failing to ensure compliance with the tobacco rule. As a result of this public reprimand, Shepherd University will not receive payment of the Association’s travel guarantee for all three individuals related to their participation in the semifinal game in Cleveland, Miss. Shepherd University also won’t be reimbursed for travel expenses related to the three individuals, equating to an aggregate $600 financial penalty.

 “The committee expects all personnel to abide by the guidelines in place and will continue to hold coaches to a high standard in regard to their behavior and actions throughout the championship,” said Shawn Jones, chair of the Division II Football Committee and associate director of athletics at the University of Central Missouri.