We all know that college football is quickly spiraling out of control with violations. It is the new "baseball steroid scandal," but it's curious as to WHY so many schools have been penalized in the past couple of years. Is the NCAA becoming stricter? Is it becoming better at investigating problems? Has the "arms race" to recruit prospect intensified to the point where more schools are crossing the line? It is probably a combination of the three. It seems like there are so many more publicly dirty programs right now (it's shades of gray - they're all trying to get away with what they can) because we're learning of the sins of the past (2004 USC) and of more recent violators (OH!).
After hearing about TWO college football programs being put on probation today (WVU and OSU), I was curious - who ISN'T on probation next year?! From my research, I was able to come up with the following list of football programs who are on the naughty list for 2011.
Alabama - buying textbooks for friends scandal
Ohio State - lied about violations
West Virginia - failure to monitor - offseason coaching
Texas Tech - too many text messages
Arkansas St - using 31 ineligible student athletes (over 6 sports including football)
Central Florida - impermissible phone calls and text messages
Florida International - ineligible players, general lack of institutional control
Florida State - academic fraud
Michigan - exceeding coach limitations, offseason workouts
USC - Reggie Bush
Eastern Washington - too many coaches, ineligible players
That is JUST for 2011! Many of these programs' probations cover several sports. Congrats goes to Penn State and BYU - the only two programs to have won a national championship and are probation-free.
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