NCAA: Southern gets 5 years probation after issues with athlete eligibility

BATON ROUGE – The National Collegiate Athletic Association reports that Southern University faces several penalties due to the university's lack of "institutional control" when it failed to monitor student-athlete eligibility, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.The university faces up to five years probation, a $5,000 fine, a reduction in scholarships and several other penalties. The panel reported that the university improperly certified more than 200 student-ath