June 9, 2003
Fresno State Officials
Named in Cheating Slam!
By Howard Hobbs PhD, Editor & Publisher

    FRESNO STATE -- Documents made public today in NCAA letters, link former Fresno State adviser to academic fraud. The adviser allegedly acted in bad faith when he participated in an ongoing cheating scandal that led to the current NCAA investigation.
     Fresno State acknowledged on June 29, 2002 that it received an official letter of inquiry from the NCAA following a preliminary inquiry about possible Athletic Program rule violations from 1995 through 2002.
     The NCAA's infractions committee confirmed that further sanctions against Fresno State were being considered at that time.
    In Fresno State's favor is the apparent self-reporting by officials of violations recently discovered as to the questioned eligibility of a one basketball student. Also, there is another reported allegation just made known, as a result of a joint review by the NCAA and the Fresno State officials about a possible women's athletic student basketball player.
    Fresno State has been under a cloud of suspicion for nearly two years. After twenty-two months of investigation and accusations, Fresno State has now received notice of an official inquiry from the NCAA. On June 28th, if this matter has not been resolved and appropriate discipline administered to the offending students athletes, Fresno State will be facing the inglorious demise of competitive Fresno State athletics.