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The NCAA will reveal later Thursday that the Alabama football program must vacate victories from 2005 through 2007 that included players who improperly got free textbooks for other students, the Birmingham News is reporting.
The Crimson Tide will not lose future scholarships, according to the newspaper. Citing a source, the News reported the number of wins to be at least 10, and that they came under the watch of former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban.
The university also will be placed on three years' probation and ordered to pay a fine, the News reported.
The violations occurred from the 2005-06 school year through the fall of 2007. The university reported the violations after uncovering them during the '07 football season, when five players were suspended.
The university appeared before the Committee on Infractions in February and admitted that infractions occurred in several sports and that it didn't adequately monitor its distribution of textbooks to athletes.
It is not clear which additional sports programs at Alabama are affected. The NCAA's ruling will be announced Thursday afternoon.
ESPN
The NCAA will reveal later Thursday that the Alabama football program must vacate victories from 2005 through 2007 that included players who improperly got free textbooks for other students, the Birmingham News is reporting.
The Crimson Tide will not lose future scholarships, according to the newspaper. Citing a source, the News reported the number of wins to be at least 10, and that they came under the watch of former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban.
The university also will be placed on three years' probation and ordered to pay a fine, the News reported.
The violations occurred from the 2005-06 school year through the fall of 2007. The university reported the violations after uncovering them during the '07 football season, when five players were suspended.
The university appeared before the Committee on Infractions in February and admitted that infractions occurred in several sports and that it didn't adequately monitor its distribution of textbooks to athletes.
It is not clear which additional sports programs at Alabama are affected. The NCAA's ruling will be announced Thursday afternoon.
