Indiana University supports most of NCAA findings in Sampson case

Sampson argued he often did not know who was calling because the recruits had many different cell phone numbers, and when he took calls at his home, the caller identification did not show up until the second or third ring. Sampson said his home phone went to voicemail on the second ring.

The NCAA called that explanation far-fetched.

"It is impossible for the enforcement staff to corroborate this statement, but the enforcement staff notes that Sampson provided no verification of the statement," the report said. "The enforcement staff also points out it would have been illogical for Sampson to have had his phone system up in this manner because by doing so, it would have greatly increased the chance he would have missed a call from a prospect."

Recruits, parents and coaches repeatedly told investigators that Senderoff, now an assistant at Kent State, initiated the calls before putting Sampson on the phone. In some cases, they said, Senderoff gave them the phone to speak with Sampson. Other times, the calls were patched through to Sampson.

Either way, the end result was the same.

"I was talking to the assistant coach at first and he called the head coach and put him on three-way," William Buford Jr. said in his interview. "Yes, he (Senderoff) let him know who I was."

Throughout the report, Sampson questions the veracity of the interviewees by citing mistakes they made in citing the dates and times of the calls as well as events that were discussed during the calls.

But the NCAA dismisses Sampson's arguments by saying additional interviews corroborated the original statements, other witnesses were present during some of the calls and that there was no reason for the interviewees to fabricate stories.

The NCAA also included a series of what it called contradictions in Sampson's testimony. Included was a Jan. 29 interview with the NCAA in which Sampson was asked about a specific call, which one of the recruits testified to. Sampson responded: "I was not involved in a, uh, conversation with a recruit with Coach Senderoff."