Majority of Cadets Implicated in West Point Cheating Scandal Are Athletes 30 Dec 2020 The majority of Cadets who are reported to have been apart of the cheating scandal which has rocked West Point are athletes. According to a report from USA Today, 55 of the 73 cadets implicated in the scandal are athletes. Twenty-four of the 55 are members of the Army Black Knights football team and, as of Wednesday, 17 were still in uniform. While implication in a cheating scandal would have meant automatic suspension in prior years, West Point Superintendant Lt. General Darryl suspended the school’s policy of preventing cadets who violate the West Point honor code from representing the school in public.