NCAA gets Oregon sanctions right, but major flaws remain

It was high time the NCAA stopped punishing innocent players for rule-breaking committed by their well-paid coaches. The COI got that correct on Tuesday.

It was high time the NCAA stopped punishing innocent players for rule-breaking committed by their well-paid coaches. The COI got that correct on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the entire system is so screwed up that even the right decision now looks like the wrong one.


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Andy Staples
ANDY STAPLES

Senior writer Andy Staples has covered college football for SI since 2008, developing an encyclopedic index of the best food in every college town along the way.