 However, in October 2007 Sampson was found to have violated rules again, this time by engaging in a 3-way phone conversation with a recruit.Indiana punished Sampson by denying him a previously scheduled $500,000 raise, firing one of his assistant coaches, and taking away one of his scholarships for the 2008–2009 season.In early February 2008 the NCAA informed Indiana that Sampson had "knowingly violated telephone recruiting restrictions and then lied about it."