The NCAA has slapped Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce with an eight-year show-cause penalty for recruiting violations that occurred while he was at Arizona State. In a release, the NCAA announced the penalties.

At the time of the violations, Pierce was the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator for Arizona State. During that time the NCAA says that Pierce violated the principles of ethical conduct for impermissible recruiting activities during the COVID-19 dead period.

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Also named by the Division I Committee on Infractions panel is noncoaching staff member Anthony Garnett. At the time, Herm Edwards was the head coach at Arizona State.

The Division I Committee on Infractions approved a negotiated resolution in April between the school and four other individuals. In that resolution, the sides agreed to the violations and penalties in this case. Three other parties did not participate in the processing of the case. Their violations and penalties were included in the agreement.

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According to the NCAA, the majority of those violations related to a scheme that saw Pierce and other staff members team up with a booster and arrange unofficial visits for the dead period during Covid-19.

Among the activities that occurred during those visits were tryouts, football facility tours, and entertainment for 35 prospects and their families. Free meals, apparel, airfare, and/or lodging for 27 prospects was also provided, often in collaboration with the booster, who the NCAA says was the parent of a then-football student-athlete in the program.

On top of these activities occurring during a dead period, the meals, travel expenses, and entertainment are all considered impermissible recruiting inducements. The entertainment itself included taking a prospect’s parents to a gentleman’s club.

Pierce, today, is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s worked with the Raiders in some capacity since 2022 after leaving Arizona State.

This story will be updated.

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