Caught in the Web. The school has ruled that the owner of a popular Clemson-themed Web site has not committed wrongdoing after investigating allegations of inappropriate conduct, spokesman Tim Bourret said.
Cris Ard, publisher of TigerIllustrated.com, is a former member of IPTAY, the school’s booster club. NCAA rules prohibit boosters — and by its definition, anyone who has once been a booster — from contacting recruits, which Ard regularly does for stories on his site.
Ard, an IPTAY member from 1995-99, has hired a new employee to handle recruiting calls for his site.
Bourret said Clemson plans to send a letter to the NCAA next week seeking its interpretation of the matter. He also said no violations are expected to result from the investigation.
