Crimson Tide fans in Alabama can finally exhale as the NCAA is set to officially announce at 2PM Central, the long awaited sanctions from the textbook case. 

According to an article in The Birmingham News, Alabama's football program will be forced to forfeit victories involving the guilty players from 2005-2007 which should result in a total of 10 victories.  Their win over Tennessee and the bowl victory will remain intact.  Also, the program will return to probation for 3 years, but will not lose any scholarships or any future post-season appearances. 

While the sanctions may seem harsh for the crime (especially considering some other major programs under more serious scrutiny such as USC and Memphis) the violations in the case occurred within the "repeat offender" window from the previous probation period.

It should also be noted that the university self reported these violations a year and a half ago and Coach Saban suspended the players involved for four games during that time.

Read more about the textbook case.