Several high profile teams have been hit with scandals regarding students cheating to maintain their grades.

Most notable, and current, of these is Florida State with about two dozen football players ineligible for their bowl game.

FSU blames lack of control

Historically both Minnesota and Georgia basketball have had similar but less extensive scandals. In both of those cases the coaching staff was known to be involved - a difference from the FSU case this year. The Gophers and Bulldogs lost scholarships, but did not forfeit any games.

Bowden himself doesn’t expect to have any forfeits, but I’m wondering if the Asst.Coach that recently got that sweetheart guarantee of 2.5M$ if he isn’t made Head Coach within three years is rethinking that?

It is probable that this could damage the Seminoles chances over the next decade and in multiple sports, but with football being the most severely hit. Considering the heavy penalties that teams have received in the past for players getting paid to play, shouldn’t academic cheating get a more severe penalty? For the players that cheat make a mockery of the very educational system which is the foundation of the NCAA

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