Burglar Alleges U. of Oklahoma Improprieties

DALLAS — A convicted burglar has told National Collegiate Athletic Assn. investigators about alleged improprieties that continued in the University of Oklahoma’s football program after it was placed on probation late last year, the Dallas Morning News reported today.

If Oklahoma’s football program is found guilty of major violations, the Sooners could face the so-called “death penalty,” the suspension of the football program for up to two years.

In a copyright story, the Dallas newspaper reported that NCAA investigators are checking several potentially damaging allegations about the university made by Otha Armstrong III, 24, a convicted burglar and longtime friend of former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson.

University President Richard Van Horn said in a statement issued in Norman, Okla., today that the university does not believe Armstrong’s allegations.