Express" era to being the only major college football "Death Penalty" victim in NCAA history. The football team didn't saddle up for either the 1987 or 1988 seasons after it was discovered tens of thousands of dollars had been paid out to players.

2. Southern Cal and Reggie Bush (6): The Trojan RB is the only player to give back a Heisman Trophy. USC's transgressions in 2005 weren't far removed from another major in-fraction in 2001, when tutors were caught writing papers for football players.

5. Eric Ramsey's tapes take down Pat Dye at Auburn (7): The defensive back, motivated in part by what he considered racist restrictions for African-American players, recorded telephone calls between his coaches and a too-generous booster. Then Ramsey shared the chit-chat with 60 Minutes andto charges of providing the PEDs. Yet none of this was an NCAA violation.

12. Gary Barnett's X-rated recruiting at Colorado (5): Barnett was forced to resign in 2005 after it was learned his recruiting tactics included providing sex, drugs and alcohol to recruits. His bitter end was foreshadowed by a suspension in 2004, for making derogatory comments after kicker Katie Hnida had alleged she had been raped by a Buffalo player.

14. Butch Davis fired at North Carolina (1): An NCAA notice of allegations involving alleged academic misconduct and players receiving improper benefits led to Davis' dismissal. Fourteen players missed at least one game after the probe began in 2010. The investigation is still pending.

15. Billy Joe Hobert's loan begins Don James' demise at Washington (5): Hobert quarterbacked the