M
Mars" Is it possible these days to win a national championship at the highest level in major college football without cheating?
In the 75-year history of the wire service era, CBSSports.com research showed that it is nearly impossible. Among the schools that have won titles since 1936, when human polls became the accepted form of determining the sport's champion, only Penn State and BYU have never had a major violation in football...
"That's kind of amazing to me that's the case," said BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe, "because it doesn't bode well."
...Adding to the mystery: Both of the "innocents" (BYU, Penn State) won their titles from 1982-86, during a time considered some of the most lawless in NCAA history... "
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In the 75-year history of the wire service era, CBSSports.com research showed that it is nearly impossible. Among the schools that have won titles since 1936, when human polls became the accepted form of determining the sport's champion, only Penn State and BYU have never had a major violation in football...
"That's kind of amazing to me that's the case," said BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe, "because it doesn't bode well."
...Adding to the mystery: Both of the "innocents" (BYU, Penn State) won their titles from 1982-86, during a time considered some of the most lawless in NCAA history... "