Previous indiscretions encouraged by NCAA

Previous indiscretions encouraged by NCAA

By David Mullen In the mid-1980s, the NCAA investigated the Southern Methodist University football program and found multiple examples of “unethical methods of recruiting and retaining players,” including paying players to join or play for the Mustangs from a “large slush fund for payments” earmarked for recruits and players.  The NCAA sanctioned SMU and issued the football program what became known as “the death penalty.” The penalty forced SMU…