The NCAA announced sanctions Friday for Mississippi State in an academic misconduct case involving a part-time tutor that completed coursework for 10 MSU football players and a men's basketball player.
That should sound familiar to Missouri fans, who have been waiting months for a resolution to MU's academic fraud saga.
Mississippi State was placed on three years probation and hit with recruiting restrictions and scholarship reductions but, unlike Mizzou, no postseason ban. Also unlike Missouri, Mississippi State was able to work with the NCAA through negotiated resolution, a newly adopted process that allows schools and the NCAA to agree on violations and penalties without having to hold formal hearings.