A Texas spirit group has been banned for at least six years following the school's just-completed hazing investigation.

The university's dean of students' office handed down the suspension Wednesday to the Texas Cowboys, after one of their new members was seriously injured in a September crash and died four weeks later.

"There is no place for hazing at The University of Texas," president Gregory L. Fenves said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY Sports. "The mission of this university — to educate, learn, discover and serve — can only be accomplished in an environment where we respect each other. Where we look after our neighbors, peers and friends."

The results of the school's investigation were made public under the Texas Public Information Act and first reported by the Austin American Statesman. The punishment also included an additional two years of probation.

The university said the Cowboys violated rules that prohibit hazing, behavior threatening health or safety and alcohol misconduct.

“New members of the Cowboys were subjected to multiple forms of hazing, including physical brutality, physical activity, forced ingestion of unwanted substances, coerced consumption of alcohol and degradation,” the report said.

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The group has the right to appeal or request a formal hearing.

Nicholas Cumberland, 20, was thrown from the back seat of a pickup truck when it rolled over on Sept. 30, as group members were driving from a group retreat back to Austin.

In a statement sent to USA TODAY Sports from the Texas Cowboys Alumni Association, Jenifer Sarver wrote:

"... As an organization, we are disappointed by the misconduct of certain student members. In fact, we have expelled and suspended from our organization the students who were connected to the hazing. Their actions violated University regulations and did not align with our organization’s standards – and they do not represent the heart and soul of our organization.

“However, hazing did not cause the car accident that took Nicky Cumberland’s life. The University’s ruling expressly determined that sleep deprivation did not occur at the retreat ... The car accident was a tragic event that claimed the life of an exceptional person ... Our leaders are currently reviewing their options and will make a decision shortly on how to proceed."

The university previously disbanded the group for five years in 1995 after one of its members drowned in the Colorado River.

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