Michigan State football must vacate 14 wins from 2022-2024 and face three years of probation due to NCAA violations during Mel Tucker's tenure, including impermissible recruiting inducements and failure to monitor the program, with Tucker receiving a show-cause order and the program facing financial penalties and recruiting restrictions.
The NCAA has placed Michigan State football on a three-year probation for violations involving ineligible players during Mel Tucker's tenure, resulting in the vacating of 14 wins over three seasons, financial penalties, and restrictions on recruiting activities. Tucker and two staff members received show-cause penalties, with Tucker also fired for cause in 2023.
Michigan State football will vacate 14 wins from 2022-2024, face a three-year probation, pay fines, and endure recruiting restrictions due to violations under former coach Mel Tucker, who was not involved in the violations but was found to have failed to monitor his staff properly.
Nick Saban, now an ESPN analyst, humorously addressed the controversy over Alabama's five vacated wins from his first season, referencing NCAA sanctions related to textbook violations and infractions from the early 2000s, highlighting the ongoing challenges and history of compliance issues in college football.
The Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) has ruled that the University of Kansas men's basketball team must vacate 15 wins from the 2017-18 season, including their Final Four appearance, due to illegal payments made to a former player. However, the ruling is seen as a victory for coach Bill Self and the program as they avoided more severe penalties, with Self receiving just one Level III violation. Kansas will also go on three years' probation and has self-imposed additional penalties. The ruling concludes a long-running case stemming from the FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball.
Former LSU coach Les Miles' eligibility for the College Football Hall of Fame may be affected after the school vacated 37 wins due to recruiting violations. Coaches must have a career winning percentage of .600 in at least 100 games to qualify for selection to the Hall of Fame, and Miles' career win percentage drops to .597 (108-73) following the vacated wins. The National Football Foundation, which oversees the Hall of Fame, will assess whether Miles meets the criteria and decide whether to accept the nomination.