SMU Death Penalty: What Happened in 1987, Why the NCAA Shut Down Football and How Long It Took to Recover
On February 25, 1987, the NCAA canceled SMU’s entire football season. It is the only time the NCAA has ever wiped out a full season for a football playing school, the punishment came to be called the death penalty, and the NCAA has never used it on a football program again. Here is what SMU … Read more