Among the penalties handed out to the Penn State football program for their cover-up of the child sexual abuse charges against Jerry Sandusky was the ban from appearing in any bowl games for four years.
This matches three other schools with the longest bowl ban in NCAA history. In all, 12 schools have been banned from postseason play for at least three consecutive seasons.
But what is amazing, is to look back at these other probations and see what led to the harsh penalties. In some cases, they might warrant a slap on the wrist these days. But in almost every case, it makes it look like Penn State actually got off easy.
On the next few pages, we will take a look at the schools that received the longest postseason bans in college football history (data via footballgeography.com)...
UCLA — 3 seasons
Years of Bowl Ban: 1956 - 1958
Length of Probation: 3 years
Violations: All players lost a year of eligibility for receiving "under the table" funds. For seniors, it marked the end of their career. And players were forced to prove their own innocence in order to restore the eligibility. This occurred while the program was already on probation.
Tulsa — 3 seasons
Years of Bowl Ban: 1970 - 1972
Length of Probation: 3 years
Violations: "Recruiting rules violations and giving improper financial aid to prospective athletes." Two Tulsa assistant coaches were found to have given athletes "improper financial assistance." The NCAA was quoted at the time as saying "this sort of thing will never happen again."
Michigan St. — 3 seasons
Years of Bowl Ban: 1976 - 1978
Length of Probation: 3 years
Violations: Among the violations was one player that was given the credit card of a booster. Players were allowed to fly on an airline with the promise that they would pay later. And phone expenses were paid by the university. One assistant coach was ordered by the NCAA to be fired, and the school was ordered to sever its relationship with two boosters.
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