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NCAA: Alabama Must Vacate 10 Football Wins From '05-07

Team can keep scholarships, bowl win

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jun 11, 2009 12:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – The NCAA will require the University of Alabama to vacate at least 10 football victories from 2005-07 over rules violations that saw players arrange free textbooks for friends, the Birmingham News reports. The school will also be placed on 3 years’ probation, but the football... Read full story »

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