Texas A&M; Football Hit by NCAA Accusations

National Collegiate Athletic Assn. investigators have accused the Texas A&M; football program of 31 rules infractions and 7 procedural violations, including a coach who lied to the investigators, the school said in a letter released Monday.

The letter listed no names of players or coaches who were found at fault. No punishment will be determined until hearings are held and A&M; officials present their side of the story.

Jackie Sherrill, A&M;’s football coach and athletic director, said, “We are going to be working alongside the NCAA on it, and these are allegations only and not proven fact.”

Texas A&M; released an 850-page report last year that told of players selling complimentary tickets in violation of NCAA rules. The report, released after numerous open records-law requests and suits, stemmed from a investigation that began in 1985 after media reports that Dallas booster Rod Dockery paid then-A&M; quarterback Kevin Murray $3,550 in 1983-84 for cleaning printing presses. Two of Dockery’s former employees told the NCAA that Murray never performed the work.