NCAA exec, Tarkanian nemesis David Berst to retire

Wed, Mar 25, 2015 (12:35 p.m.)

Longtime NCAA executive David Berst, perhaps best known for announcing SMU football would receive the "death penalty" in 1987 and then fainting, will retire this summer. After a 43-year NCAA career, Berst will be replaced by Kevin Lennon as vice president for Division I governance.

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