OKLAHOMA CITY — The NCAA has determined Oklahoma State did not commit a major infraction when a church group gave a baseball player a used car.

University spokesman Gary Shutt said Friday the NCAA has informed OSU that it instead only committed two secondary violations and that the school’s self-imposed sanctions are sufficient.
Oklahoma State appeared in front of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions last month after being accused of a “failure to monitor” violation.
School officials defended OSU against the allegation by saying the gift of a car valued at less than $5,000 was an “isolated and inadvertent” violation of NCAA rules that was intended as a charitable act to a player with a serious medical condition.
“We appreciate the thoughtful and careful consideration given this matter by the members of the Infractions Committee,” university President Burns Hargis said Friday in a statement to The Associated Press. “It is our desire and intent to comply fully with all NCAA rules and we sincerely regret these violations. We have taken steps to avoid any similar occurrences in the future.”
NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn confirmed that OSU had only been found guilty of secondary violations, but said the organization would not comment further.
Oklahoma State has not had a major rules violation since 1992.
Compliance officials initially believed the car was a permissible gift, but it came under closer scrutiny after it was determined that one family provided most of the money to pay for it.
Oklahoma State argued that the family had no previous relationship with the university and had by no means been a booster. The school suggested to the NCAA that instead of a “failure to monitor” violation, a more appropriate classification for the gift was as “preferential treatment” given to a single player.
Oklahoma State’s self-imposed punishments included a letter of reprimand to compliance director Scott Williams for failing to recognize the violation despite the gift being brought to his attention.
The player, whose name was redacted from all documents in the case, did not play for the Cowboys after receiving the car and is no longer on the team.