Why you may ask, should anyone believe NCAA enforcement changes will affect stronger punishments for rules violators? Or, why should Alabama fans pay any attention to what LSU may or may not have done? Or, you may conclude cheating in college sports is so widespread it will never be curbed.
There are those who retain a perhaps naive expectation that rules-breaking cannot be accepted as the norm. Collegiate competition must not be overwhelmed by the corrosive effects of bribery and pay-for-play schemes.
The background on this issue begins with years of dwindling confidence in NCAA enforcement. In April 2018, the Rice Commission on college basketball proposed considerable changes in NCAA compliance.