Indiana AD to resign amid NCAA basketball probe

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan will resign at the end of December amid new NCAA allegations that the school failed to monitor the men's basketball team.

The NCAA said former basketball coach Kelvin Sampson committed five major recruiting violations during his 1ˆ½ years at the school.

Indiana is awaiting a decision on penalties from the NCAA. The infractions committee listened to the university's defense on June 13-14.

Greenspan said it is important for someone else to lead the department, and the school scheduled an afternoon news conference on campus to discuss his decision.

"I am aware that I have become the focus of criticism, which will continue to distract Indiana University from its core educational mission," Greenspan said in a statement released by the school. "Consequently, I believe a new person will be in a stronger position to lead IU athletics moving forward and it is in IU's best interests for me to stand down."