Wisconsin college to begin drug testing after players' steroid bust

MADISON, Wis. -- Police found steroids in two football players' homes. Now the University of Wisconsin-Stout says it will require athletes to undergo random drug testing.

The school announced the new policies Thursday and said the new policies will be implemented after reviews by university lawyers and another advisory committee. NCAA Division III policies only require drug testing for athletes who qualify for championship competition.

THE RULES

- All the football team's 100 players will be tested this spring for commonly abused drugs such as cocaine and marijuana.

- A quarter of the players will be randomly tested for steroids.

- All school athletes will be subject to random tests for steroids and other drugs and be required to attend sessions on the harmful effects of drug abuse starting next fall.

- School officials also will administer tests to players based on reasonable suspicion of drug use.

On Wednesday, a local prosecutor said he was considering expanding an investigation into steroid use among players on the school's NCAA Division III football team.

"You've got a couple of people associated with the football program in possession of steroids. I just wonder how much more extensive it is than that," Dunn County District Attorney James Peterson said. "I'm very concerned about the proliferation of steroids in sports and the serious long-term side effects for those who use them."