Ncaa Reduces Penalty

The NCAA reduced University of Maryland senior quarterback Scott Milanovich’s suspension for betting on college sports to four games from eight. The NCAA eligibility committee modified its decision after a teleconference with Maryland officials and Milanovich.

The committee cited three mitigating factors in its decision. First, Milanovich had “fully and extensively” cooperated with the university investigation. Second, Maryland appealed the eight-game suspension before the committee decided that cases involving “knowing violation of fundamental NCAA principles” would be dealt with more seriously than in the past. Third, according to Maryland’s investigation of the case, Milanovich had not knowingly participated in a “sophisticated, professional gambling operation.”