NCAA's Emmert defends efforts on protecting college athletes
Mark Emmert
A day after a report raised the possibility that the NCAA could have done more long ago about problems at  Michigan State  President Mark Emmert  said Saturday in an email that sexual assault allegations against Spartans athletes in 2010 were “widely reported” and already being investigated by law enforcement and the school.
 Emmert  made the comments in an email to the NCAA Board of Governors and other university presidents. Spokeswoman Stacey Osborn provided  Emmert’s  email to The Associated Press in response to a request for comment about a report by The Athletic that cited a letter sent in 2010 to NCAA leadership by the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes.
 Emmert  noted that  he  met with the coalition’s Katherine Redmond and legal expert Wendy Parker in November 2010. A letter sent by  Emmert   dated Dec. 6 and addressed to Redmond and Parker  was also provided to AP. It detailed programs the NCAA was helping to implement on campuses to address sexual violence and student behavior  though it made no specific reference to Michigan State.
As for his role   Emmert  told the NCAA board in his email: “The MSU cases were widely reported in the press and already being investigated by law enforcement and university officials. Kathy did not imply that these were unreported cases or that she was acting as a whistleblower to report unknown information to the letter’s recipients.”
A day after a report raised the possibility that the NCAA could have done more long ago about problems at  Michigan State  [TGT]said Saturday in an email that sexual assault allegations against Spartans athletes in 2010 were “widely reported” and already being investigated by law enforcement and the school.
 [TGT]made the comments in an email to the NCAA Board of Governors and other university presidents. Spokeswoman Stacey Osborn provided  Emmert’s  email to The Associated Press in response to a request for comment about a report by The Athletic that cited a letter sent in 2010 to NCAA leadership by the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes.
 [TGT]noted that  [TGT]  met with the coalition’s Katherine Redmond and legal expert Wendy Parker in November 2010. A letter sent by  [TGT]dated Dec. 6 and addressed to Redmond and Parker  was also provided to AP. [TGT] detailed programs the NCAA was helping to implement on campuses to address sexual violence and student behavior  though [TGT] made no specific reference to Michigan State.
As for his role   Emmert  told the NCAA board in his email: “The MSU cases were widely reported in the press and already being investigated by law enforcement and university officials. Kathy did not imply that these were unreported cases or that she was acting as a whistleblower to report unknown information to the letter’s recipients.”