Saginaw Valley State University self-reported violations in August 2017 regarding improper certification of student-athletes to the NCAA. 

We worked with the NCAA and identified record-keeping violations involving multiple sports and spanning several years. 

We have agreed to sanctions announced on Thursday, Feb. 7 that include being placed on NCAA probation for four years, a ban on hosting NCAA championship events during the 2019 winter semester, as well as vacating some wins in nearly all sports during the affected time period. SVSU will see no scholarship reductions, and all SVSU teams are eligible for post-season competition. 

John Decker, SVSU Director of Athletics and an attorney, said SVSU is committed to full compliance with NCAA regulations.               

"Despite the fact that the NCAA determined the violations were not intentional, we take full responsibility for our omissions in complying with NCAA regulations," he said. "We are completely confident in the full eligibility of all current Cardinal student-athletes, and we have already taken steps to ensure appropriate checks and balances are in place so this does not happen again at SVSU."