Like A Mofo Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Miss State NCAA places Mississippi State on probation, cuts scholarships Oct. 27, 2004 SportsLine.com wire reports JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi State was placed on probation by the NCAA for four years, stripped of eight scholarships over the next two seasons and banned from postseason play this season because of recruiting violations. The NCAA announced Wednesday its infractions committee found two former assistants and several boosters broke recruiting rules between 1998-2002. But allegations of unethical conduct against former coach Jackie Sherrill were dismissed. Sherrill retired after the 2003 season and was replaced by Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs (2-5) won their first Southeastern Conference game under Croom, the first black head football coach in SEC history, last Saturday when they upset Florida. The Bulldogs will lose four scholarships for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, and are limited to 45 expense-paid recruiting visits in each of the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years -- 11 per year fewer than the maximum allowed by the NCAA. Mississippi State in April admitted to secondary rules violations within the football program but denied more serious NCAA allegations of offering to provide cash and other perks to recruits. AP NEWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 That sucks. As much as I hate Miss. State, I feel bad for one person, Sylvester Croom. He's a first class coach, and is being punished for something that happened before he even arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 That sucks. As much as I hate Miss. State, I feel bad for one person, Sylvester Croom. He's a first class coach, and is being punished for something that happened before he even arrived. 90016[/snapback] Thats the worst part of it. I wonder if this was kept from him when he was hired or not. If it was known beforehand for whatever reason, man that would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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