NCAA Investigating UNC Football Player Contact with Agents
The UNC-related internets rather exploded this afternoon with Dick Baddour's announcement that "representatives from the NCAA have been to Chapel Hill to speak with some of our student-athletes." Various reporting on Twitter and elsewhere seem to indicate that the investigation is mostly focused on Marvin Austin and Greg Little, and the questioning is centered on the possibility of agents paying players' rent. Austin and Little, of course, are critical players on this year's team.
This is one of those those stories that everyone wants information about now, and they won't be able to get it. UNC won't comment publicly, as the NCAA requires. Opposing team's fans will comment a lot. Also, expect plenty of jokes about UNC being a "real" football program now. Hyuk hyuk. If something illicit did happen, it's better to find out now than after the season; after Reggie Bush the NCAA will be cracking down on these sorts of thing pretty hard. Until people start issuing press releases however, expect there to be more rumors than fact.
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As an LSU fan and a college football fan
I’m hoping nothing comes of this before this season. I want to see the new guys on our offensive line prove themselves against your front seven. I want to see the best players go head to head and it’s a damn shame if agents are coming in and ruining that…not that they should shoulder all the blame, if that is in fact the case.
by Big McLargeHuge on Jul 16, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously doubt a penalty is handed down until at least the off-season. The appeals proccess etc...
Snails pace man!
Giddy-up!
They're trying to work quicker, could be soon move from one side
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by InTheBleachers on Jul 16, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Just like I want to be sure T-Bob is in there ready to go. Agents are the worst part of college sports, although football is still much cleaner than basketball it is still clearly populated by agents looking to get an early start.
It will be interesting to see how things shake out.
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by InTheBleachers on Jul 16, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

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