Posted on 06/10/2010 4:15:24 AM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
A two-year bowl ban and a loss of more than 20 football scholarships are among the sanctions that the NCAA has dealt USC, a source with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday.
The NCAA, the governing body for collegiate sports, informed USC of its decision after a four-year investigation regarding allegations centered on former football player Reggie Bush and former basketball player O.J. Mayo. The NCAA could make its decision public as early as today.
USC officials would not confirm that the school had received the NCAA's report. Asked if USC had heard from the NCAA, Athletic Director Mike Garrett said: "We are looking at things right now. That's about all I can say."
USC spokesmen said the university would address the situation when the NCAA makes the report public.
Limited recruiting contacts, probation and forfeiture of victories are also among the penalties regarded as possibly in play. USC sources, who requested anonymity
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Good!
Didn’t SMU get the “death penalty” for the same thing?
Actually the unbeaten Auburn Tigers should be the National Champions.
Here is what the Seattle Times says...”The USC athletic department was hit Thursday with some of the most severe penalties in the history of the Pac-10, if not college athletics”
They are not calling it a slap on the wrist...
Seems they have history of cheaters/cheating.
Think about this. If Texas goes to the Pac-10, we’ll be watching games at 10 PM. (CDST)
Does it say in there anywhere that staff knew about Reggie’s parents living in the mcmansion? Sorry I’m on an old laptop at the moment and just too lazy to wait to sift through pages
Yeah, it does.
Yeah, that’s going to be a bummer..
Yeah, all of my teams are sucking this year. lol
sheesh - well they should have known so in a way that at least shows they weren’t morons. they may have been criminals, but not oblivious
Don’t diss Tuberville, he’s a savvy coach.
Yessir, 86 or 87 repeat violator rule
We’ll see
pete carroll is a smart smart man for gettin out of there
THE REGGIE BUSH INVESTIGATION: TAKE BACK THE TITLE
Yeah, you're right. F' the incoming/future kids
Welcome to FR btw, LOL~
Kiffin is the one who caused this crap and he knew it was coming.
After all the games are forfeited Kiffin’s record will be even worse as OC than as head coach.
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