#Two dozen players on #Army’s football team have been linked to an academic cheating scandal, according to USA TODAY.
#In #May, 73 cadets were accused of cheating on a calculus exam that was administered remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #Fifty-five of those cadets were athletes, including 24 on the football team, reports USA TODAY.
#Of the 24, 17 remain on the football team, and a few have played in games this season, according to the report. #Some could suit up when #Army takes the field #Thursday against #West #Virginia in the #Liberty #Bowl.
#On #Nov. 30, the cadets were found in violation of the academy’s honor code. The academy has not named the cadets, and their punishment will be determined in #January.
#Army’s honor code states, “a cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do.”
#Lt. #Col #Christopher #Ophardt, a spokesman at #Army, told USA TODAY some players are allowed to play because #West #Point’s superintendent, #Lt. #Gen. #Darryl #Williams, suspended a policy in #October that limited or prevented cadets found in violation of the academy’s honor code from representing the academy in public, including athletes at sports events. #Had #Williams not suspended the policy, most of the cadets would not have been eligible to play after #Nov. 30.
#Williams ordered a review of the policy and his decision to suspend it was not related to the football season, #Ophardt told USA TODAY.
“#We didn’t cancel the punishment,” #Ophardt told USA TODAY. “#We delayed it until final adjudication.”
The latest news of this investigation comes after 58 cadets admitted to cheating on the exam. #Most of them were in their first year at the academy and have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program.
#One of the biggest cheating scandals that took place at the #United #States #Military #Academy took place in 1976, when 153 cadets at #West #Point resigned or were expelled for cheating on an electrical engineering exam.
The #Black #Knights, who are 9–2 on the season, enter #Thursday’s bowl game as the COVID-19 replacement for #Tennessee. #Army is headed to its ninth bowl game and fourth under coach #Jeff #Monken.
#Army last played on #Dec. 19, when the #Black #Knights defeated #Air #Force 10–7 for the #Commander-in-Chief’s #Trophy.
#West #Virginia (5–4) will play in its 38th all-time bowl game #Thursday. The #Mountaineers have not played since #Dec. 5, when they suffered a 42–6 loss at #Iowa #State.
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