DESTIN, Fla. -- Alabama athletic director Bill Battle said the university acted "in our best interests" to separate from defensive line coach Bo Davis. He added that the school has yet to receive a final report from the NCAA on its investigation.

Alabama announced Davis' resignation on April 29. Published reports said Davis did not cooperate with the NCAA in their investigation into alleged recruiting violations.

"We haven't gotten a final report [from] the NCAA," Battle said Wednesday at the SEC Spring Meetings. "I know that Bo spoke with the NCAA after we did, and he resigned. We had determined that there were violations and felt like it was in our best interests to separate. I know that Bo spoke with the NCAA in hopes that he could reduce any penalties that might come to him. We haven't heard what might come to us, and we're still waiting for those answers."

Battle declined to discuss the nature of Davis' violations. "I'd rather not talk about that," he said.

Citing an anonymous source, AL.com reported last month that Davis is being investigated for potential impermissible contact with recruits by visiting multiple out-of-state recruits during a dead period.

When asked if he is concerned that Alabama will be penalized, Battle replied, "You never know. It's one of our staff members and whether or not the action that we took, all we can do is respond to what we find if there are things that happened, and we responded as quickly as we know. It will be up to the NCAA to decide what they think about our response."

Davis had a longstanding relationship with Saban, working with him during stints with LSU, the Miami Dolphins and most recently at Alabama. Davis was in his second stint at Alabama's defensive line coach prior to his resignation. He was named the SEC's top recruiter by 247Sports in February after Alabama again signed the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.

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Bill Battle (left) and Nick Saban (right) celebrate Alabama's latest national title. USATSI