02-13-2009 12:15 PM

Eastern Washington Responds to NCAA Penalties

CHENEY, Wash. - Eastern Washington University issued this response Tuesday afternoon to the penalities handed down by the NCAA to its football program:

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released its findings from a two-year review of activities involving the Eastern Washington University football team from 2003-07. The NCAA looked into a series of secondary rule violations, which, taken in total, led to a major infractions case. The violations largely centered on a lack of compliance to participation rules regarding academically non-qualified and ineligible student athletes.

The university self-reported the violations to the NCAA in February of 2007.

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