Before Miami's mess, there was SMU's death penalty
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}If you think the emerging scandal at Miami is the worst college football has ever endured, you might not remember SMU.
A former University of Miami booster and convicted Ponzi schemer claims he provided Hurricanes players with cash, prostitutes, cars and other gifts over a seven-year period.
The news has had many fans asking whether Miami — if the allegations are found to be true — could be in danger of having its football program shut down by the NCAA. The so-called death penalty has only been handed down to one college football program, SMU's for the 1987 season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As serious as the Miami case looks, former NCAA vice president David Swank said the Hurricanes should not be treated the same way as the Mustangs.
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