The NCAA determined Friday it would not impose additional penalty to the Florida Gator football program stemming from an investigation involving former wide receivers coach Joker Phillips and improper contact with a potential recruit.
Florida took quick action in suspending Phillips after he made improper contact with a recruit in January of 2014 during the NCAA mandated recruiting dead period. A photo of Phillips with a high school football player outside of the contact period was sent to the NCAA. The meeting was a Level II violation, the NCAA stated, providing a "recruiting advantage".
"The University of Florida Athletic Association takes pride in the culture of compliance it has built over the years," Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley said in a statement. "Integrity is one of the core values of our organization - we act in a fair, ethical and honest manner and we strive to do things the right way every day.
"That is why we took quick and decisive action after we learned of a recruiting contact rule violation involving one of our assistant football coaches in January 2014. We stopped recruiting the involved student-athlete, we removed the assistant coach from all recruiting activities, and later secured his resignation."
Phillips stepped down in June, citing "personal reasons".
The NCAA Committee on Infractions adopted the school's self-imposed sanctions, assigning no additional penalty.
"We thank the NCAA Committee on Infractions for their thoughtful deliberation," Foley said. "We look forward to putting this issue behind us and we will continue to operate with the highest level of integrity and compliance."
Phillips has since become the receivers coach for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report