November 25, 2005

NCAA Punishes Arizona State U. for Improper Benefits to Players

By BRAD WOLVERTON

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has placed Arizona State University on probation for two years after finding that a university compliance officer helped a football player receive more than $1,990 in improper benefits, including excessive financial aid and cash from selling textbooks that did not belong to him.

During its investigation, the NCAA also discovered that 61 other Arizona State athletes had unknowingly received excessive financial aid because of problems with the

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