Florida State in hot water

[thebluehatman]

Ouch this is never good news for a big program. Online classes are certainly easier but wow this takes the cake.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3159534

As many as 20 Florida State football players will be suspended from playing against Kentucky in the Dec. 31 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, as well as the first three games of the 2008 season, for their roles in an alleged cheating scandal involving an Internet-based course, a source with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday morning.

Florida State officials are expected to announce the results of the investigation this week. The source said university officials determined Monday night the exact number of football players who will be suspended. The university isn't expected to immediately reveal the identities of the student-athletes involved in the alleged cheating.

The investigation already has led to the resignations of two academic assistance employees who worked with FSU student-athletes. The school revealed in September that as many as 23 student-athletes were given answers before taking tests over the Internet.

Further investigations revealed additional student-athletes were involved in the cheating, according to the source.

The school's investigation found that a tutor gave students answers while they were taking tests and filled in answers on quizzes and typed papers for students.

[RodentiaX1]

Re: Florida State in hot water

It will be interesting to see what the NCAA does about this. It sounds similar to the academic scandal involving the University of Minnesota men's basketball team from the 1990's (tutors doing the work for the players). Will FSU get nailed, or get a slap on the wrist?

[SUPERBUNNY]

Re: Florida State in hot water

Bobby Bowden deserves leniancy when it comes to a couple of sub-standard seasons on the field but he may not be able to outlast somethings like this.

It will be interesting to see this unfold.

SUPERBUNNY