January 10, 2003

Oklahoma Panhandle Gets NCAA Probation

By WELCH SUGGS

Citing a "severe lack of institutional control," the National Collegiate Athletic Association last month put Oklahoma Panhandle State University on probation for five years and took away two and a half athletics scholarships for violations of the association's rules. The NCAA's Division II Committee on Infractions, which heard the case, also ruled that coaches and administrators must undergo intensive training on how to comply with NCAA regulations.

According to the committee's report,

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