▁Mexico ▁State ' s ▁pen alt ies , ▁but ▁im posed ▁an ▁additional ▁four ▁years ' ▁prob ation ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁A gg ies ▁to ▁vac ate ▁every ▁game ▁they ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁sla pped ▁Mc Car thy ▁with ▁a ▁five - year ▁show - c ause ▁order . ▁ ▁C ock rell , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁viol ations ▁at ▁another ▁school , ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁show - c ause ▁order . ▁The ▁final ▁report ▁noted ▁the ▁similar ities ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁case . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁strongly ▁hint ed ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁A gg ies ▁not ▁taken ▁swift ▁correct ive ▁action , ▁the ▁pen alt ies ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁even ▁har sh er , ▁and ▁possibly ▁included ▁the ▁" de ath ▁penalty ". ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁pra ised ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁for ▁forcing ▁out ▁Mc Car thy , ▁the ▁school ▁president ▁and ▁Paul ' s ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁athlet ic ▁director . ▁ ▁Head ▁co aching ▁record ▁▁ ▁< small > * ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁vac ate ▁its ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁NCAA ▁appearances ▁due ▁to ▁academic ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁Official ▁records ▁for ▁those ▁seasons ▁are ▁ 2 3 – 7 , ▁ 2 5 – 7 ▁and ▁ 2 3 – 7