Florida State University has placed itself on probation for two years and will reduce the number of scholarships it offers in several sports as a result of an academic-fraud scandal involving some 60 athletes, The Orlando Sentinel reported today.
The scandal swept up athletes in various sports, most notably the football team, which had to play in December’s Music City Bowl without two dozen players implicated in the violations.
The university has been conducting an internal investigation of the misconduct since last year. In addition to the probation, it will impose penalties that include personnel changes at several top positions in the athletics department and the firing of the “learning specialist” and tutor accused of helping dozens of athletes cheat, the Sentinel reported.
The athletes and the university could face other punishments as well from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. —Libby Sander
