Fiesta Bowl fined $1M, stays in BCS

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    At the cost of a $1 million fine, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will keep its place in the Bowl Championship Series.

    The BCS presidential oversight committee imposed the penalty Wednesday in the wake of a scandal at the Arizona-based game that included apparently illegal campaign contributions from staff and lavish spending by the former CEO on parties and a night at a strip club.

    Under the ruling, the Fiesta Bowl can remain part of the system for deciding college football's national champion, though in addition to the fine it must also meet certain BCS demands such as strengthening the Fiesta Bowl's board and imposing greater supervision over bowl executives.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6527759
     

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