Banowsky chairing Miami NCAA Infraction Hearings

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There was a moment in the Miami case Friday when infractions committee chairman Britton Banowsky came close to imposing what could be interpreted as a gag order.

A conference call had been called by the Conference USA commissioner for reported "procedural" matters related to the case. On the call were lawyers representing coaches and the university. Multiple sources have told CBSSports.com that Banowsky urged parties to keep from commenting publicly on the contents of the call.

Banowsky's action was covered by Bylaw 32.1.1, the so-called "confidentiality rule," according to the commissioner and NCAA spokesman Stacey Osburn. The bylaw reads: "... an institution and any individual subject to NCAA rules involved in a case shall treat that case under inquiry by the enforcement staff ... as confidential."

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