| *U-M's Coleman sidesteps football audit questions*
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.(AP) -- University of Michigan president Mary Sue
Coleman did not make herself available to answer questions
following a Board of Regents meeting Thursday in which an
internal audit of the school's football program practice time
was on the agenda.
Coleman quickly slipped through a door after the meeting was
adjourned. Spokesman Kelly Cunningham said Coleman would not
address an ongoing NCAA investigation into whether Michigan's
football program exceeded mandated practice limits last year.
"She supports the coach and she supports the football team,"
Cunningham said.
Cunningham also said Coleman would not address any other
athletic-related matters.
The university released an internal audit earlier this week
showing the football program failed to complete logs detailing
how much time players participated in Countable Athletically
Related Activities.
Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez does not fill out the
forms himself. The forms are not required by the NCAA but are
part of the school's compliance process. Rodriguez was told that
the logs had not been filed by the university's audit office
July 24.
In August, The Detroit Free Press reported that a handful of
Michigan players said they had been required to practice more
than the 20 hours per week that the NCAA allows.
During Thursday's meeting, Michigan Regent Andrew Richner said
the board had been notified of the NCAA investigation, but had
been instructed by counsel not to comment.
Rodriguez said Wednesday that he had taken care of the issue
once he was made aware of it. He declined to elaborate, saying
he would address the situation once the investigation is
completed.
"The only thing I can tell you is that the log process for those
forms was corrected as soon as I learned of the issue,"
Rodriguez said. "Anything else, I'll refrain from talking about
because I have to."
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