Ok State gets 1 year probation in probe based SI story-Miles cleared

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Oklahoma State will not lose any scholarships or face a postseason ban. The case stemmed from a five-part investigative series by Sports Illustrated into Oklahoma State alleging a series of NCAA violations under coaches Les Miles and current coach Mike Gundy dating to 2001.

The NCAA determined that many of the Sports Illustrated allegations were unfounded after reviewing more than 50,000 emails and other documents and conducting close to 90 interviews of current and former players, coaches, staffers and boosters.

"Some salacious stuff was out there ... a lot of unsubstantiated stuff out there that was not found," Christopher said. "And it was not for a lack of looking. ... We have full confidence in what came out of this."

The NCAA, however, did conclude that from 2008-12 the university violated the NCAA's drug testing policy by allowing five football players to play in a total of seven games when they should have been suspended.

Penalties include one year of probation, $8,500 in fines, suspension of the Orange Pride program and university-imposed recruiting restrictions.

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