The long, slow arm of NCAA law caught up with the Cowboys.

"The Oklahoma State football program was put on one-year probation, fined $8,500, given self-imposed recruiting restrictions and had its student-athlete host program temporarily suspended following an NCAA ruling Friday that the university did not follow its drug testing policy or properly regulate its Orange Pride program.
[Photo - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY / OSU: Sports Illustrated magazine cover: "The Dirty Game"]
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY / OSU: Sports Illustrated magazine cover: "The Dirty Game"

The investigation stemmed from a five-part Sports Illustrated series, published September 2013, called “The Dirty Game” that alleged widespread abuses within the OSU football program — including paying players, rampant drug use, academic improprieties and sexual favors to recruits."

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