Report: Ole Miss under investigation for rules violation

The University of Mississippi's athletic program is reportedly under investigation by the NCAA for possible  rule violations.

The football and women's basketball programs are being targeted by investigators, according to Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde:

One source with knowledge of the probe said the bulk of the potential violations relate to women’s basketball. The source said the current football staff of head coach Hugh Freeze is not believed to be implicated in any major violations, and that much of the football inquiry dates back to actions by a previous Ole Miss staff. Freeze is in his third year at the school. The source said there have been no new allegations, all NCAA interviews have completed and the school is waiting for the NCAA Department of Enforcement's next step.

Ole Miss' athletic director Ross Bjork told Yahoo on Wednesday that the university has not yet received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA.

Yahoo Sports filed a Freedom of Information request with the university at the beginning of September, requesting all correspondences between Ole Miss and the NCAA Department of Enforcement between 2013 and 2014.

The request was returned at the end of the month and showed 19 secondary or Level III violations in that time period. The names and affected sports were redacted.

The university has been sanctioned three times in the past for major violations.