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COLUMBIA — The NCAA released its final report Wednesday on its investigation of South Carolina's football program under ex-Gamecocks coach Lou Holtz.

The NCAA outlined 11 violations, five major and six secondary, raising the total infractions by one from South Carolina's summary disposition report this past summer.

In August, the NCAA added an additional year of probation to the two years already self-imposed by South Carolina.

The latest report did not change the penalties handed down in August, but did reclassify one violation originally listed as major to secondary and added a secondary violation not included in the August report.

University spokesman Russ McKinney said the additional secondary infraction was originally grouped with one of the five from South Carolina's report. "They just chose to list it that way," McKinney said.

Along with the probation, South Carolina will have two fewer scholarships during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, and can have no more than 50 paid recruit visits during those years. The maximum number allowed by the NCAA is 56 a year.

(Through games of Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005)

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION

TEAM                  C-USA ALL
Central Florida        6-1   7-3
Southern Miss          4-2   5-4
Marshall               3-3   4-5
Memphis                3-4   4-5
UAB                    2-4   4-5
East Carolina          2-4   3-6

WEST DIVISION

TEAM                  C-USA ALL
Texas-El Paso          5-1   8-1
Tulsa                  5-2   6-4
Houston                3-3   5-4
Southern Methodist     2-4   3-6
Rice                   1-5   1-8
Tulane                 1-6   2-7

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

[C-USA teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]

SUNDAY, NOV. 13

Houston 27, Southern Mississippi 24

SATURDAY, NOV. 19

   Central Florida at Rice 3 pm
   East Carolina at Marshall 4:30 pm
   Southern Methodist at Houston 6:00 pm
   UAB at Texas-El Paso 6 pm
   Tulsa at Tulane 7 pm
   Memphis at Southern Mississippi 8:30 pm
   Duke at North Carolina TBA

LAST WEEK'S SCORES

[C-USA teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

Southern Mississippi 27, Marshall 24 (OT)

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

West Virginia 38, Cincinnati 0

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

   Rice 42, Tulane 24
   Tulsa 45, East Carolina 13
   Central Florida 27, UAB 21
   Tennessee 20, Memphis 16
   Texas-El Paso 45, Texas Southern 0
   Miami (FL) 47, Wake Forest 17

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