OSU responds to today's NCAA announcement
Friday, April 24, 2015
Statements from Oklahoma State University regarding today's NCAA announcement.
Burns Hargis, President Oklahoma State University
“We respect and accept the decision of the Division I Committee on Infractions and are very thankful for their review of this matter. The Committee agreed with our position that only two of the three allegations were established and those two findings did not warrant significant penalties. While the institution diligently strives to avoid any NCAA infractions, these findings did not result from deliberate actions by institutional personnel to violate NCAA legislation.
From the moment Sports Illustrated made serious allegations against the Oklahoma State University football program in September 2013, we were committed to finding the truth. We retained an outside consultant and in conjunction with the NCAA Enforcement Staff, a thorough review was conducted, resulting in a joint statement by the Enforcement Staff and the institution in October 2014 that the allegations of misconduct as reported by the media in September 2013 were fundamentally unfounded.
As we bring this matter to a close, we were gratified that the Committee on Infractions recognized OSU’s exemplary cooperation and its affirmative steps to expedite final resolution of the matter.
We appreciate the professionalism and diligence of the NCAA Enforcement Staff throughout the process. We are pleased to have this matter resolved. We are eager to move forward and excited about the future of Oklahoma State football. Oklahoma State University is committed to operating its sports programs with integrity, and I am pleased with the way Mike Holder and Mike Gundy are instilling that integrity in our football program.”
Mike Holder, Vice President of Athletics
"We are pleased to bring closure to this matter and provide certainty to our football program. I appreciate the NCAA's thorough review and the work of our outside consultant. I also appreciate Coach Gundy's commitment to playing by the rules and his concern for the welfare of our student-athletes. As I said from the beginning, we expect all of our athletic programs to comply with the rules."