I think there are a few ahead of LSU:
- Southern Methodist University (SMU) Football: Widely considered the poster child for athletic corruption. In the 1980s, the Mustangs ran a massive, multi-year slush fund that continued paying players even while the program was already on probation. This extreme flouting of rules led the NCAA to hand down its harshest penalty ever—the absolute cancellation of a football season, known as the "Death Penalty," in 1987.
- Arizona State University: Tied with SMU for the most total major infraction penalties sanctioned by the NCAA across its athletic department, accumulating major violations across multiple sports including football and a historically dominant baseball program.
- University of Southern California (USC) Football: Famous for high-profile extra-benefits scandals, most notably the Reggie Bush infractions that resulted in major scholarship losses, a bowl ban, and Bush forfeiting his Heisman Trophy.
- University of North Carolina (UNC): Noted for decades of systemic academic fraud where athletes were steered toward "paper classes" that required no attendance, keeping them eligible to play while bypassing standard university education standards.
