NCAA releases statement regarding OSU's response to appeal ruling.

Braden King The NCAA released a statement Thursday regarding Oklahoma State's ruling and the subsequent response from university officials.

Here is the complete statement:

"Comments by Oklahoma State personnel regarding its infractions case resulted in NCAA volunteer committee members and staff receiving threatening and offensive messages after being identified by name. This is unacceptable.

300x250 image ad300x249 image ad300x262 image ad"Oklahoma State personnel encouraged individuals to circumvent the NCAA member-created process that every school agrees to participate in as part of their responsibility to each other. Further, there is a troubling trend of misstating facts about the…