O’Neil: Bad news for Oklahoma State is worse for others involved in NCAA cases

Asked on Friday if Oklahoma State worked with the NCAA in the investigation of its basketball staff, Committee on Infractions chair Larry Parkinson heaped on the praise for the Cowboys’ athletic department. “The institution fully cooperated as soon as they heard about the circumstances,’’ Parkinson said. In fact, he went on to say, proof of just how well Oklahoma State behaved was in the penalties themselves.