ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ðə kɹˈɑːnɪkəl ʌv hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt ˈɛŋkˈɑː ˈæθliːts hæd ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli bˌɪn tˈeɪkɪŋ tˈɛndˈeɪ ˈɑːnlaɪn kˈoːɹsᵻz fɹʌm wˈɛstɚn ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə wɛn ðeɪ dˈoʊnt mˈiːt ˌækədˈɛmɪk stˈændɚdz æt ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz.
In 2012, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that NCAA athletes had allegedly been taking 10-day online courses from Western Oklahoma when they don't meet academic standards at their own institutions.