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Alabama Football Stripped of 21 Wins, Faces Sanctions
10/4/2025
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Story summary
- The University of Alabama lost its appeal against the 2009 NCAA sanctions, vacating 21 football wins from 2005-2007 and earning a repeat-offender designation for infractions beginning in 2005.
- An internal investigation found athletes arranged free textbooks for friends, violating NCAA rules.
- Nick Saban discussed the sanctions and scholarship-policy reforms on ESPN College GameDay in Texas on August 31, 2024.
