USC won’t be ranked in coaches’ poll
USC filed an appeal with the NCAA last month, asking that several sanctions on its football program be reduced because they are “too severe” and “inconsistent with precedent.”
USC appealed only certain aspects of the NCAA’s ruling. Among the penalties were a two-year bowl ban, four years of probation, scholarship losses and removal of several victories. The school will accept a bowl ban for the upcoming season and certain scholarship penalties in football, but believes the full sanctions were unduly harsh.
According to USA Today, it was expected that USC would be eligible for the coaches’ poll in 2010 because it planned an appeal but because the school accepted a postseason ban for this season, it became ineligible for the poll.
ESPN.com
7/8/10
