Hi GC, I agree about nothing will happen to UT, but if various sources are correct. The NCAA ain't going after anybody for anything, at least for the time being.
Pruitt will get "slammed". He may never coach at the college level again. But UTjr absolutely will not see any repercussions from this. The report basically praised the school for being the model of what an investigated school should do. The only way this helps the Gators is if the case drags out a bit and makes some recruits a little nervous about signing with UTjr.
"The ninth person charged with violations, Pruitt’s wife Casey, allegedly made cash payments of at least $13,000 to recruits and their families. Casey once worked in NCAA rules compliance at Troy University, her alma mater, and Florida State." She worked at Florida State and thinks it's OK to pay players, how could that be?
It is absolutely amazing to me how so many "examples" come from those related to f$u??? Ex - Ronnie Cottrell...
She once worked in NCAA rules compliance?!?! And she was the bag woman. I don't care what UT did in response to the investigation; they need to get punked for this crap.
Players on the team took money, knowing it was against the rules. They should be suspended for 2-3 games at minimum…..
I’d recommend stripping UTk of any wins in which these ineligible players participated, but it doesn’t seem like that would be much of a punishment.
Shocker.. Why Tennessee, Arizona State could largely escape penalties amid ongoing deregulation of NCAA
What a joke. There has been no incentive not to cheat for quite a while it seems. Now it is well known. "Can't punish the players". Give me a break. The NCAA sure did to UF in 1984. I feel so bad for Pell, and the kids who played under him, for the way we were treated.
The paying players thing I could see them getting off since it's basically a free for all now. I think the hosting recruits during COVID is going to be the sticking point that actually gets them in trouble (or at leas should). That was a true competitive advantage that seemingly most schools abided by (I know paying players is too, but most were doing that to some extent). To me, the punishing innocent players argument in this case doesn't really hold up since those players that were illegally recruited are the ones currently on the team. Now if they wanted to punish the individual players instead of the entire team, that would be a fair outcome.
Which is probably why they fired him. And thus the reason the NCAA did not find "lack of institutional control."
4 assistants got show cause penalties Ex-Vols staffers agree to show-cause penalties wasn't Drew Hughes on our staff at one point?
