North Carolina has sent letters of "permanent disassociation" to former Tar Heels football players Marvin Austin, Greg Little and Robert Quinn for NCAA violations that led to criminal charges ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) - North Carolina has sent letters of "permanent disassociation" to former Tar Heels football player and Fort Dorchester alum Robert Quinn along with his former college teammates ...

The disassociation letter, which was obtained by USA TODAY Sports, states that Leak is prohibited from "any contact" with N.C. State athletes during the 10-year period of the disassociation.

In November 2011, N.C. State also sent a disassociation letter to Eric Leak, after the NCAA said he had provided improper benefits to N.C. State basketball players C.J. Leslie and Tracy Smith.