The Division II Committee on Infractions said Monday that the school allowed 29 ineligible athletes -- 15 of them in football -- to compete from 2003-04 through 2007-08.

It must vacate all wins in which it used the ineligible players, pay a $2,500 fine and reduce the number of scholarships in seven sports, and the school will be on probation until 2011. Those reductions in 2009-10 and 2010-11 affect the football, men's basketball, softball, volleyball, men's tennis, men's track and women's track teams.

A school spokesman referred requests for comment to Director of Athletic Operations Lewis Card, who did not immediately return a telephone message.

The NCAA said some ineligible athletes received impermissible benefits in the form of scholarships and travel expenses. Some were taking part in their 11th semester of full-time enrollment, one beyond the maximum allowed in Division II. Others were participating in a fifth season or had "deficient" grade-point averages, and the governing body said the school made mistakes while certifying transfers.

The NCAA blamed the school's faulty certification system, which led to errors on eligibility forms, and said the people in charge of tracking eligibility were not educated in its rules. The school showed a lack of instutional control by failing to report an ineligible football player taking part in three games, the NCAA said. It ordered St. Augustine's to start an external review of its compliance system.

ACC SETS TV SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 18 GAMES: North Carolina's game at Virginia and Miami's game at Duke will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, the ACC announced Monday. The North Carolina game will becarried regionally on ABC and will be seen in other parts of the country on ESPN2. ESPNU will carry Duke's game.

Also on Oct. 18, Wake Forest will play at Maryland at noon in a game televised by Raycom.

ACC HONORS CRANE, CARTER: Boston College quarterback Chris Crane and North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter earned weekly honors from the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday.

Crane was named offensive back of the week after throwing for 428 yards and two scores while rushing for three touchdowns in the 38-31 win against N.C. State. Carter was named specialist of the week after setting an ACC single-game record by blocking three punts in the 38-12 win over previously unbeaten Connecticut.

The other weekly ACC honors winners were Florida State's Rodney Hudson as offensive lineman, Virginia linebacker Clint Sintim as top defensive lineman, Florida State's Tony Carter at defensive back and Georgia Tech quarterback Jaybo Shaw as top rookie.

SMELLEY EARNS SEC HONOR: Sophomore quarterback Chris Smelley of South Carolina was picked Monday as the Southeastern Conference's player of the week on offense.

Smelley threw for three touchdowns and a career-high 327 yards in a 31-24 victory at Mississippi on Saturday. He connected on 22 of his 32 throws.

Smelley has nine touchdown passes, tied for the most among SEC quarterbacks. He has hit on better than 63 percent of his throws, the second best percentage in the league.

LONGTIME ALBION BASKETBALL COACH RETIRES: Mike Turner is retiring after 34 seasons as men's basketball coach at Albion College in Michigan.

The college said Monday he will be replaced by longtime assistant Jody May.

Turner ranks 10th among active NCAA Division III coaches in career victories. He became head coach at Albion in 1974 and has a career record of 527-319 with the Britons.

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