Story Published:
Dec 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM CST
Story Updated:
Dec 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM CST
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The University of Arkansas has reported an NCAA secondary violation involving three basketball players in a magazine photo shoot. The shoot appears in this month's "Celebrate Arkansas." It features sophomores Jeff Peterson, Rotnei Clarke and Courtney Fortson. Peterson grew up in Springfield, Mo.
The NCAA allows the players to participate in any photo shoot. It does not allow tag lines to accompany the pictures to advertise a business. The reported infraction likely will not impact the players' eligibilities.
The University's athletics department released this statement:
"The secondary violation outlined in the report does not allege or include any impermissible activity by any University of Arkansas coaches, student-athletes or staff members. No Razorback coach, student-athlete or other athletic department official approved or had prior knowledge of any non-editorial use of the student-athletes’
images as part of the article. No compensation was provided by the media outlet for the article or the accompanying photos. This matter does not affect the eligibility of student-athletes."
