Not only did an academic fraud case cost the Florida State football, program, it also cost the university a pretty good chunk of change.
Nearly $300,000, to be somewhat precise.
According to documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, FSU paid to The Compliance Group, a Kansas-based consulting firm, $228,863.41 over the past two years in their fight with the NCAA to have sanctions reduced.
Additionally, the school paid $59,845 to the GrayRobinson law firm for their services in the appeals process. The lead attorney on the appeals billed out at $300 an hour.
The academic fraud case cost the program and former head coach Bobby Bowden 12 wins from the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The men’s track team also lost the 2007 national championship because of the sanctions.