For the University of Miami, the Nevin Shapiro nightmare is over.
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Fernandez was investigated and punished by the NCAA for redeeming his personal airline reward miles for three plane tickets — two in August 2010 for player Durand Scott and his high school coach, and one in August 2011 for the mother of player Reggie Johnson. The New York-Miami tickets for Scott and his coach were valued at $955 each, and the Greeensboro-Miami ticket for Johnson’s mother was worth $483. Scott received a six-game suspension for the impermissible benefit, and Johnson was suspended one game.
The tickets had nothing to do with Nevin Shapiro, but were discovered by the NCAA in the course of the investigation because the athletic department’s phone and e-mail records were audited and the airline confirmations went to Fernandez’s UM e-mail address.
Perception is not always reality. These are the facts. Don't believe the hype.