[Wildcatk23]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The NCAA has determined Oklahoma State did not commit a major infraction when a church group gave a baseball player a used car.

University spokesman Gary Shutt said Friday the NCAA has informed OSU that it instead only committed two secondary violations and that the school's self-imposed sanctions are sufficient.

Oklahoma State appeared in front of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions last month after being accused of a "failure to monitor" violation.

School officials defended OSU against the allegation by saying the gift of a car valued at less than $5,000 was an "isolated and inadvertent" violation of NCAA rules that was intended as a charitable act to a player with a serious medical condition.

"We appreciate the thoughtful and careful consideration given this matter by the members of the Infractions Committee," university President Burns Hargis said Friday in a statement to The Associated Press. "It is our desire and intent to comply fully with all NCAA rules and we sincerely regret these violations. We have taken steps to avoid any similar occurrences in the future."


seems like USC, OSU, and other big schools can get away with this stuff

[PC_You_Know]

A car from a church group is against the rules? Heck, why not just have the player "quit" the team and then accept the car, "join" the team again the next day. This could have been covered up easily.