When asked why he lied to NCAA investigators about his knowledge of the payment program for football players, which of the following SMU stakeholders said, "Well, there wasn't a bible in the room."
A) Bill Clements
B) Bobby Collins
C) Lonny Kliever
D) L. Donald Shields

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Bill Clements, who was the Governor of Texas and an SMU board member, made this statement to justify why he lied to NCAA investigators about his knowledge of the payment program for football players. He implied that the absence of a bible, and thus the absence of a formal oath, made his dishonesty acceptable.

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