 On March 6, 2009, Florida State University was put on probation for four years by NCAA for major violations in its athletics program.The school is required to reduce scholarships and vacate records during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.The violations include more than 60 student-athletes across 10 sports involving in the academic fraud, "as well as impermissible benefits, unethical conduct by three former academic support services staff members, and a failure to monitor by the university."