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Ole Miss responds to NCAA NOA, imposes double-digit scholarship reduction in football

It's finally out.

It's been five weeks since Ole Miss and an unnamed third party received a 30-day extension on their reply to the NCAA's notice of allegations. On Friday, Ross Bjork and the athletics department unveiled a university website that includes the 52-page NOA as well as a 154-page response.

The response acknowledges 28 violations across all sports, 20 of which were self-reported by Ole Miss. Among the most notable self-imposed punishments Ole Miss lists are a postseason ban in women's basketball and a double-digit scholarship subtraction in football.

More details on punishment from the response:

The termination of four coaches, including the only two involved head coaches still employed when the violations were discovered; the disassociation of every involved booster; a postu2010season ban in women's basketball; a doubleu2010digit reduction of scholarships in the football program; a significant reduction in offu2010campus evaluation days and official and unofficial visits in football and track and field; violationu2010specific rules education across all involved sports; and a $159,325.