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LAWRENCE – Three years ago, in the aftermath of one of the worst scandals in college sports history, the NCAA leveled the prestigious Penn State football program with nearly unprecedented penalties. The story was tragic — a former assistant coach was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse, a special investigative report alleged that members of the Penn State administration and coach Joe Paterno failed in their responsibilities, and the NCAA stepped forward with a hammer of fines and punishments.
Among the penalties: scholarship reductions. According to the sanctions, which came down in 2012, Penn State could only offer 15 football scholarships per year — 10 fewer than the maximum allowed. By the 2014 season, the program would be limited to 65 scholarships — 20 fewer than the NCAA maximum.
The NCAA ultimately lessened the punishment, but in the short term, the Nittany Lions felt the pain. In 2013, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, they began the season with 66 scholarship players — an unheard of number at the Division I level.
“This really is (like) a six-year sanction,” said then-Penn State coach Bill O’Brien.
Two years later, another program is approaching the fall with fewer than 66 scholarship players. This program is not under any NCAA sanctions. This program has not run afoul of the NCAA — at least not in the last decade.
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Among the penalties: scholarship reductions. According to the sanctions, which came down in 2012, Penn State could only offer 15 football scholarships per year — 10 fewer than the maximum allowed. By the 2014 season, the program would be limited to 65 scholarships — 20 fewer than the NCAA maximum.
The NCAA ultimately lessened the punishment, but in the short term, the Nittany Lions felt the pain. In 2013, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, they began the season with 66 scholarship players — an unheard of number at the Division I level.
“This really is (like) a six-year sanction,” said then-Penn State coach Bill O’Brien.
Two years later, another program is approaching the fall with fewer than 66 scholarship players. This program is not under any NCAA sanctions. This program has not run afoul of the NCAA — at least not in the last decade.
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