Michigan State University says the NCAA, the body that oversees college sports in the US, has cleared it of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal.

The university’s athletic director, Bill Beekman, says MSU “cooperated fully with the inquiry” and welcomes the NCAA’s conclusion. The school says it received a letter this week from the NCAA’s vice president for enforcement, Jonathan Duncan.

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Nassar pleaded guilty to assaulting girls and women while working as a campus sports doctor for Michigan State athletes and gymnasts in the region. Separately, the university says the NCAA found no violations in how the football and basketball teams responded to assault allegations against players.

Beekman’s statement was released on Thursday, the same day former gymnastics coach Kathie Klages appeared in court. She’s charged with lying to investigators about complaints about Nassar. Her attorney says she’ll fight the charges.

Meanwhile, a case with echoes of the Nassar scandal is emerging at Ohio State University. At least 145 people have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by a former Ohio State team doctor accused of groping scores of male athletes and other students during his two decades there.

They’re among more than 335 people interviewed by the law firm hired to investigate allegations raised this year about Dr Richard Strauss, according to an update from the university’s attorney.

The allegations dating from 1979 to 1997 now involve male athletes from at least 16 sports, plus Strauss’ work at the student health center and his off-campus medical office. Investigators also are reviewing whether university officials properly responded to any concerns raised about Strauss during his tenure, and whether Strauss examined high school students. Strauss killed himself in 2005. His relatives have said they were shocked by the allegations and want to know the truth.

Ohio State’s chief compliance officer has said the university has responded appropriately since allegations about Strauss were brought forward this spring. Some alumni say they raised concerns about Strauss to university employees as far back as the late 1970s, early in Strauss’ tenure.