The NCAA has stripped Notre Dame of wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons that academically ineligible student-athletes participated in after determining a former student athletic trainer committed academic misconduct for multiple players.

Tuesday's decision could remove 21 total wins from the Fighting Irish, and take away Notre Dame's appearance in the 2013 BCS national championship game. The school would drop from second in all-time victories to sixth.

Notre Dame will appeal the decision on the grounds that it's an excessive punishment.

"We disagree with the decision of the hearing panel to impose, at its own discretion, a vacation of records penalty," Notre Dame president John Jenkins said, according to Irish Illustrated's Pete Sampson.

"Notre Dame would willingly accept a vacation of records penalty if it were appropriate. It is not in this case."

Also for #NotreDame, from NCAA: Year of probation; $5,000 fine; 2-year show-cause order for the former trainer and disassociation of trainer — Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) November 22, 2016

The NCAA didn't name the players involved in the scandal, but alleged the former trainer committed academic misconduct for two football student-athletes, and provided six others with impermissible academic extra benefits. Another student on the football team apparently committed academic misconduct without assistance.

The full NCAA report can be viewed here.