Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim will appeal NCAA's 'unduly harsh' punishment

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
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Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim on Thursday accepted responsibility for his program's litany of infractions, but said the NCAA's case against the Orange was overblown and that he would appeal its stiff punishment.

"This is far from a program where student-athletes freely committed academic fraud," Boeheim said in a press conference. "I believe the penalty is unduly harsh."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.