Mizzou says violation was unintentional

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri basketball coach Quin Snyder unintentionally violated NCAA rules, the university said in a formal response to NCAA allegations.
Missouri's response also included a firm denial Snyder's former top assistant gave a player $250.
"There was no specific intent to violate any rules in the men's basketball program," the university said in the more than 150-page response that arrived Thursday at NCAA headquarters. It was posted Friday on the school's Web site.
The university said it would not challenge the allegations, although it asserted most violations were unintentional, and in all cases qualified as secondary violations, not major ones.
The university added that it had "self-reported" many of the recruiting violations and had already imposed "appropriate, meaningful sanctions," such as making Snyder and current and former basketball staff members sit out recruiting for specified periods.
Missouri agreed "there were occasions when head coach Quin Snyder did not ensure an adequate environment of compliance among his staff."
The university disagreed that there was evidence that Snyder did not reinforce to his staff the importance of adhering to NCAA legislation.
As punishment, Snyder started serving a two-year probationary period on July 1, during which he must meet specific standards to show NCAA rules compliance, the school said. He must also forgo seven days of off-campus recruiting during July.
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