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WVLT – KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Donde Plowman corresponded with NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday after the NCAA conducted an inquiry into Tennessee’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policies. Here is a summary of the letter that WVLT News obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request to UT on Tuesday.

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In the letter, Plowman criticizes the NCAA’s intentions to pursue claims that she believes are false and potentially harm student athletes.

“Members of your enforcement staff met with a team from the University of Tennessee earlier today to discuss the allegations the NCAA plans to bring against Tennessee regarding NIL,” Plowman states. “The accusations made by the NCAA are procedurally flawed and factually false.”

“As demonstrated by our prior interactions with the NCAA, we at the University of Tennessee own up to our mistakes,” Plowman stated. “In fact, we set the standard other schools should follow,” stated the Division I Committee on Infractions and the NCAA enforcement staff in reference to the University of Tennessee’s excellent cooperation just a year ago.

She continues by criticizing the idea that Tennessee’s leadership should be praised in the summer of 2023 and then subjected to criticism the following academic year.

“It is unthinkable that, just six months after being cited as a warning sign of a lack of institutional control, our institution’s leadership would be cited as an example of exemplary leadership in July 2023,” Plowman