KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee reported secondary violations to the NCAA after discovering 36 student-athletes were given special treatment at the Knoxville bar where a fight involving Volunteers football players broke out in July.
Tennessee athletics officials began investigating possible extra benefits after the owners of Bar Knoxville said following the July 9 bar brawl that Vols athletes were not required to pay cover charges on Thursday nights when some other patrons were charged between $5 and $10.
The Knoxville News Sentinel first reported the violations. Tennessee athletics officials declined to comment to The Associated Press about the violations and did not immediately respond to a public records request.
