The July 4 holiday slowed schools down in getting the information to the NCAA. The information was originally sent out in March, updated in May and then asked for by July 2 to get processed in time for Monday's first evaluation day for coaches. But a number of compliance officers and athletic directors didn't get the job done in time, forcing the NCAA to push through the certification process under a tight deadline.

Mississippi State was one school at the Nike Camp here Monday and for a few hours they were technically in violation of an NCAA rule, although they won't likely feel any effects unless they self-report the paperwork flap.

As of Monday morning, 11 schools including Mississippi State still weren't certified. As of Monday night, the list was down to four with all four of them being predominantly black schools -- Grambling State, Morris Brown, North Carolina A&T and Southern University -- a point that wasn't lost on black head coaches at an NABC meeting Sunday night. The consensus was that a number of the smaller, lower-profile schools were getting picked on because they didn't have the staff to deal with this issue over a holiday weekend.

NCAA spokesperson Jane Jankowski said a coach who was on the road but not certified would be in violation of NCAA rules, but only if it were self-reported. Even then, the violation would likely be minor. One member of Mississippi State's staff said he was told to go on the road because the matter would be cleared up Monday and eventually it was later in the day.

Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com