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Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione named APR group chairman

Written on June 27, 2008 by Florante Mangampo in OU Football

Joe Castiglione, vice president for intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma, has been appointed by NCAA President Myles Brand to chair the Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) Working Group to review the academic progress rate as it pertains to Division I football student-athletes. APR just concluded its fourth year…

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Oklahoma limits businesses to employing 5 Sooners at a time

Written on June 27, 2008 by Florante Mangampo in OU Football

NORMAN, Okla. (AP)—Oklahoma has banned any business from employing more than five Sooners athletes at the same time as part of its response to NCAA violations that occurred when three football players took pay for work they had not done at a car dealership. In a series of compliance changes intended to bring more thorough…

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