For that reason, on May 15 we announced that Coach Knight was being given a series of sanctions and one last chance under a zero-tolerance policy. Included among these occasions are interactions with the news media. Failure to do so will be cause for further sanction, up to and including termination from the position of basketball coach. The task force will make its recommendations on these policies to the Athletics Committee, the President and, for approval, to the Trustees of Indiana University. I believe the media here today have received a copy of this May 15 handout.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
As I just reiterated, we specified exactly what zero tolerance is at the May 15 press conference. Those are the guidelines which Coach Knight has been required to abide by in the last four months. The Code of Athletic Conduct Commission is developing a code of conduct for all student-athletes, coaches and administrators on all our campuses. This commission will report its findings to our Board of Trustees this Friday at its regularly scheduled meeting. But do not confuse the two.