NCAA penalties harsher for non-BCS, historically black schools

NCAA penalties harsher for non-BCS, historically black schools

Schools in leagues that have automatic berths in the Bowl Championship Series receive less-stringent probation penalties from the NCAA than other Division I institutions for violating the governing body’s rules, says a study released Tuesday by a former NCAA legal consultant.
Florida attorney Michael L. Buckner says his research also shows historically black schools (HBCUs) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference receive longer probation penalties from the NCAA infractions committee than any other Division I category.

Buckner’s study claims that from Jan. 1, 2005, to Sept. 2, 2009, the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued:

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9/23/9