Andy mentions Fresno St and Georgia, but they both had academic fraud. I’ve heard Ohio St mentioned as a comp, but don’t know enough about the story. Garrett mentioned the sanctions are “consistent with other schools.” I’d love to know which other schools. Of course, we don’t yet know the exact violations either.

But, the sanctions seem pretty strong for illicit benefits provided by a booster/runner with no direct wrongdoing from USC employees.

From GarryP, Publisher, WeAreSC: "I always thought it was one of the biggest mistakes Floyd ever made was to allow RG to hang around the program again but then I learned it was basically MG who gave the “seal of approval” for him to be around."

That was a solid piece. I like his legwork on all the information he gathered from the NCAA/Pac-10 people. Now, that’s journalism. Seriously, the man is a keeper. (what’s his leanings on USC? Is he a hater or a non-hater?)