Bakersfield College's second appeal of sanctions levied on the school's football program has been denied, the school reported Tuesday afternoon.
BC received official word from the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Appeals Board through an email Friday.
The college filed the second appeal July 9, after it's first appeal to the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) was denied in June.
The sanctions were levied in relation to a series of of reported violations. The sanctions included the revocation of the 2012 state football championship.
BC offered a series of inappropriate enticements, the SCFA said. Football players participated in exclusive on-campus BBQs and were offered jobs through a work study program paid for by the Helmet Club boosters. Some out-of-state students had housing arrangements made by football coach Jeff Chudy.
“Unfortunately, the 8-page response glosses over the good faith considerations raised by the college, and the tone of punitive authority and thinly veiled disdain is disconcerting,” said BC President Dr. Sonya Christian in a news release Tuesday. “While we are disappointed in both the conclusion and tone of the decision, we continue to believe in our student athletes. We will defend what is rightfully theirs, and we believe that these specific sanctions and the sanction process deserve better and more respectful deliberation.”
Bakersfield College has ten working days from July 22 to submit an appeal to the CCCAA Board of Directors. BC was working to prepare that appeal, college officials said Tuesday, saying the school wanted a chance to plead its case against the sanctions during an in-person hearing.
BC received official word from the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Appeals Board through an email Friday.
The college filed the second appeal July 9, after it's first appeal to the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) was denied in June.
The sanctions were levied in relation to a series of of reported violations. The sanctions included the revocation of the 2012 state football championship.
BC offered a series of inappropriate enticements, the SCFA said. Football players participated in exclusive on-campus BBQs and were offered jobs through a work study program paid for by the Helmet Club boosters. Some out-of-state students had housing arrangements made by football coach Jeff Chudy.
“Unfortunately, the 8-page response glosses over the good faith considerations raised by the college, and the tone of punitive authority and thinly veiled disdain is disconcerting,” said BC President Dr. Sonya Christian in a news release Tuesday. “While we are disappointed in both the conclusion and tone of the decision, we continue to believe in our student athletes. We will defend what is rightfully theirs, and we believe that these specific sanctions and the sanction process deserve better and more respectful deliberation.”
Bakersfield College has ten working days from July 22 to submit an appeal to the CCCAA Board of Directors. BC was working to prepare that appeal, college officials said Tuesday, saying the school wanted a chance to plead its case against the sanctions during an in-person hearing.