1992
The story continued and consumed the entire year of 1992. In January, Ramsey appeared on 60 Minutes and repeated his allegations. Because the NCAA had requested that all parties refrain from speaking to the media, no defense was presented for Auburn.
In May 1992, Dye resigned as athletic director and was replaced by former Washington athletic director Mike Lude, who was also president of the Blockbuster Bowl. Lude was also well connected at the NCAA, and the hope was that he would enable Auburn to deal with the inevitable penalties.
On November 11, 1992, the NCAA's formal letter of inquiry arrived at Auburn. The football program was charged with nine violations, one that directly implicated Dye. The investigation determined that Dye did know about the extra benefits Ramsey received but had not reported them to the NCAA. Dye made the situation worse by admitting to Huntsville Times reporters that he did in fact know about the illegal benefits.
Read more about this topic: Eric Ramsey