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Friday, December 19, 2003

I've trashed Cheryl Littlejohn before, here and here, for example. Cheryl played at Tennessee for Coach Summitt in the 80s, but apparently she didn't learn much about coaching.

Littlejohn nearly ruined Minnesota's program. She finally got fired, but then found another job at Chicago State. She ruined that program too and got fired last fall.

Yesterday the NCAA announced sanctions against Chicago State for Littlejohn's infractions. She had illegal practices in the offseason, and she ordered her players to miss class for practice.

The infractions committed (just as it had for Littlejohn's previous infractions at Minnesota) emphasized the severity and intentional nature of the violations. Among other things, Cheryl used to tell her players: "If you walk in late for class it's no big deal. If you miss a day, it's not like you haven't missed a day before."

Here is the Infractions Committee press release, describing the findings in detail.

I'm guessing her college coaching career is over. Finally.