The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions hands out punishment for rules violations.Troy Record article January 27, 2009 In the instance of the football program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, hearings were held between NCAA's infractions committee and university officials to determine how serious the infractions were and to decide fair punishment. On October 8, 2002, Colorado's football program was placed on two years' probation and the school's available football scholarships were cut from 25 to 20.CBS Sports article Oct. 8, 2002
