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Notre Dame investigating fraud bars four players from team

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Just weeks before the college football season is set to kick off at Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish appear to have a major scandal brewing on campus.Notre Dame confirmed in a pre s release on Friday that it's "investigating suspected academic dishonesty on the part of several students, including four members of the football team." The university reported the i sue to the NCAA, per its statement, and announced that the football players involved in the investigation "will be held out of practice and competition until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation and the University honor code Josh Jackson Jersey proce s."Athletic director Jack Swarbrick confirmed during a pre s conference on Friday that wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive back KeiVarae Ru sell, defensive lineman Ishaq Williams and linebacker Kendall Moore are the four football players that have been removed Mike Conley Jersey from the team. He also said no players have been dismi sed from the team or the university.Notre Dame president Rev. said on Friday that there's no evidence coach Brian Kelly or his staff knew about the i sues.All students being investigated, including some non-student-athletes, will remain enrolled until the probe is complete, according to the school's release.Notre Dame found evidence late in the summer that students had turned in papers and homework that had been written for them by others and referred that evidence on July 29 to the compliance office on athletics, per the school's release Tyus Jones Jersey . The school's office of general counsel immediately launched an investigation, according to the release.Notre Dame announced in its release that it will "voluntarily vacate any victories" in which players involved in the investigation participated, if the investigation finds they would have been ineligible to play in those games.Daniels was the team's leading returning receiver after making 49 catches for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. He was placed on academic suspension for Notre Dame's spring semester but was reinstated in May for summer cla Andre Iguodala Jersey ses and workouts. Ru sell was the Irish's top cornerback after starting 26 straight games, dating back to his true freshman season in 2012. Williams was on NFL radars as a draft prospect heading into his senior season as a starter, while Moore was expected to be a key contributor as a reserve linebacker. The news comes nearly a year after quarterback Everett Golson was dismi sed from the school due to an academic i sue. Golson eventually revealed the reason for the suspension -- he cheated on a test. Golson was reinstated earlier this year and was for the 2014 season by Kelly.A source that the scale of the alleged fraud is comparable to , which landed the school in hot water with the NCAA.According to reporters at Friday's practice, none of the four players named in the report were seen leaving the Irish practice fields.Notre Dame opens the season at home against Rice on Aug Brandon Clarke Jersey . 30.You can follow Bryan Fischer on Twitter at .