The University of Alabama athletic department committed 27 NCAA secondary rules violations over the past year, according to a summary on the school's website Tuesday. More than half of the violations stemmed from impermissible text messages or phone calls. The men's basketball program committed the most violations in the department with six, according to the report. Football and women's basketball were named for four violations each, and track and field was responsible for three. Other sports to commit violations included softball, baseball, gymnastics, women's tennis, women's volleyball, men's tennis, and soccer. The university compliance office was responsible for a violation as well. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...son-tide-report-27-secondary-rules-violations
