For Miami coach Al Golden, there is respite.

And for the Hurricanes that have been associated with an extra-benefits scandal, they will be able to return to the field this season.

The NCAA stated Tuesday that quarterback Jacory Harris and eleven other Hurricanes who received benefits from former booster Nevin Shapiro may play with some conditions — the first sanctions in a scandal that is overshadowing the program.

Three players who took benefits as recruits were the hardest hit, a 6-game ban for Olivier Vernon and 4-game penalties for Ray Ray Armstrong and Dyron Dye.

Golden revealed to The Associated Press in response to the NCAA ruling that he thinks it was probably fair. He added that clearly, whatever wend down, it wasn’t as over-the-top as everybody was initially reporting and all of those things. The NCAA and the university felt there was mistakes made … and he has accepted that. And now they are moving forward.

In all, 12 players must pay restitution and 8 will miss at least 1 game.

Miami begins its season at Maryland on Monday night.

The Hurricanes still may face many more penalties as the NCAA’s probe into Miami’s compliance practices continues.

Miami is one of a burgeoning list of schools with major football programs to be investigated by the NCAA for rule-breaking in the past 18 months, a club that is including Southern California, Ohio State, Auburn, Oregon, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and LSU.

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