Ole Miss football cited in 13 of 28 violations Mississippi's football program was cited by the NCAA in nearly half of the 28 rules violations levied against the school in the Notice of Allegations the university recently received, said a person with knowledge of the investigation. The person said Tuesday that 13 allegations involve the football program, and nine of those occurred during current coach Hugh Freeze's tenure. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. The violations are a mix of Level I ? which the NCAA considers most serious ? and Level II and III. Many have already been self-reported by the school. The school's women's basketball and track and field programs are also involved in the investigation. Ole Miss has been under investigation since 2012 when women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins and two assistants were fired after a school investigation found academic and recruiting misconduct. Two players were ruled ineligible and the school self-imposed a one-year postseason ban. Ole Miss has 90 days to respond to the Notice of Allegations. School officials and legal counsel have not released the notice because they believe the documents should remain confidential while the investigation continues. Some of the NCAA issues involving the football program are already known. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil was suspended seven games during the past season after the NCAA ruled he received several improper benefits, including the use of three loaner cars over a six-month period. A separate NCAA probe from last year involving Louisiana-Lafayette ? and former football assistant David Saunders ? also involved Ole Miss. Saunders worked at Ole Miss in 2010 under Nutt. Freeze became the Ole Miss head coach in December 2011. Documents from the Louisiana-Lafayette case stated that Ole Miss legal counsel and NCAA enforcement staff interviewed Saunders in 2013. Saunders was given an eight-year show-cause in the Louisiana-Lafayette case after the NCAA ruled he made an effort to arrange fraudulent college entrance exam scores for recruits. Louisiana-Lafayette did not receive a postseason ban in its case, but was put on probation for two years and lost 11 scholarships over three seasons. Ole Miss has already released some self-reported football violations over the past year, including that a "representative of athletics interests" provided transportation for potential recruits on six different occasions from 2011 to '14. There was also a self-report where an assistant coach ? whose name was redacted from documents ? made improper contact with a recruit at a high school.
Replay officials could have more say in targeting penalties Replay officials are likely to have more power when it comes to calling targeting penalties in college football next season. The NCAA football rules committee proposed giving replay officials more authority to overturn incorrect targeting fouls and to call targeting penalties when they are missed on the field. The committee also agreed to allow conferences to experiment with NFL-style centralized video replay review systems in 2016. The rules committee completed four days of meetings in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday and announced several proposals that could be implemented next season if approved by the playing rules oversight panel on March 8. The targeting penalty was adopted in 2013 as a way to reduce helmet-to-helmet hits and potential head and neck injuries. The penalty for targeting is 15 yards, plus ejection of the player who committed the foul. While officials say the rule has changed player behavior, its application has drawn plenty of criticism from fans, players and coaches. There were 158 targeting penalties called in all FBS games last season. Forty-three were overturned by replay review and 115 were upheld.
Senior Bowl QB Carson Wentz becomes hit on recruiting trail FARGO, N.D. (AP) ? North Dakota State coaches enjoyed some free advertising while they were on the recruiting trail for this year's class. Standout quarterback Carson Wentz was fresh off a dramatic national championship victory and wowing Senior Bowl observers when the Bison staff was putting the finishing touches on more than two dozen new recruits, most of whom showed as much interest in Wentz as the North Dakota State program. The Bison cashed in. "It was like a walking billboard for North Dakota State," coach Chris Klieman said, referring to the week-long Senior Bowl publicity. "Some of the prospects and parents could see that you could make it from FCS. There were a lot of FCS players in that game, but you usually don't see a quarterback." Wentz, projected by some experts to be selected as high as No. 2 in the NFL draft, has added a face to a program that has done all it can to make a name in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Bison won their fifth straight FCS title last month when Wentz, after missing 10 weeks with a broken wrist, made a hero's entrance and exit in his last game.
Can Wentz play vs the big boys though? FCS isn't Div 1 let alone the NFL. Guys are a lot faster in the NFL. Can he make the adjustments to be successful?
He has met every challenge he has had put in front of him. I think he can. He has been knocked for being just an FBS guy, but i think he has what it takes.
well a lot of Div 1 QBs crap out so might as well give him a shot. he will be long gone when the Eagles pick so it doesn't matter to me.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...-coach-jerry-sandusky-granted-appeals-hearing That rapist SOB is somehow getting a appeals hearing! he should never see the light of day!
The Baylor Bears have reportedly fired head football coach Art Briles following an investigation into physical and sexual assault allegations committed by Baylor players
his daughter said it was a media and tv witchhunt. haha. like he didn't do it? one reporter wants them out of the power 5 pact now in college football. wow. he went nuts and said everything they built was built on greed, coverups and lies.
Ole Miss self-imposes sanctions on football team for violations Ole Miss has self-imposed penalties, including the loss of football scholarships, in response to an NCAA notice of allegations it released on Friday. The NCAA notice details 28 alleged rules violations in the athletic department, 13 of which involve the football program. Ole Miss' self-imposed sanctions include the loss of 11 football scholarships over a four-year period, disassociation with involved boosters, and recruiting restrictions. The school received the notice on Jan. 22, according to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. While Ole Miss acknowledged rules violations within its athletic department in the response to the allegations, it did not agree entirely with the NCAA on the facts of the case or, as noted in its response "the University differs from the (NCAA) enforcement staff on how to most fairly characterize the underlying facts or how those facts should be viewed under applicable NCAA rules." The NCAA can accept the Rebels' self-imposed penalties, or impose further sanctions. The school and the NCAA are still reviewing an acknowledgement made by former Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil following his selection in the 2016 NFL Draft that he accepted money from a school official. The school has asked the NCAA's Committee on Infractions to remove a hearing from its summer docket until it can complete its investigation. Tunsil was drafted No. 13 overall by the Miami Dolphins. Two of Tunsil's social media accounts were hacked on the first day of the draft, the second of which posted text messages that appeared to be between Tunsil and an Ole Miss official in which Tunsil asked for money and was referred to another school official to get it. The following day, Ole Miss announced it would investigate the matter. Two of the most serious allegations, regarded as Level I violations by the NCAA, involve former assistant football coach Chris Vaughn and former football administrator David Saunders, who are alleged to have engaged in an exam fraud scheme to help prospective recruits qualify academically for enrollment. Vaughn is also alleged to have improperly communicated with witnesses of the NCAA investigation, also a Level I violation. Eight of violations involving the football program were deemed as Level I. Alleged violations by boosters included giving players use of complimentary vehicles, a cash payment of $800, and improper recruiting inducements. (NFL.com) ____________________________________________ The beat goes on... I think everybody and every school is desperate and pushing things to the limit to get the upper hand. Lot's of stuff goes on... they just havnt got caught yet.
Baylor loses 5 recruits in 48 hrs! Then they fired their coach and the AD resigned. See ya Baylor. It was nice knowing you.
Two people are dead and at least one gunman is at large in a shooting at UCLA, according to an LAPD spokesperson. - Fox News -
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says the shooting at UCLA that left two dead was a murder-suicide and that the campus is now safe.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...dly-renew-one-of-footballs-biggest-rivalries/ ND-Michigan to play again in 18 and 19!
http://espn.go.com/college-football...es-joe-paterno-knew-jerry-sandusky-abuse-1976 Paterno knew of sexual abuse from 1976! Wow.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ting-kickoffs-in-college-football-have-begun/ wow so much for the excitement of a return TD!
Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed in a car accident in Wisconsin on Sunday morning, their universities confirmed. Foltz, Sadler and LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye were leaving the Kohl's National Scholarship Camp in southern Wisconsin when the accident occurred. Police confirmed to the Lincoln Journal-Star that Sadler was driving the car. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Delahoussaye survived and was transported to a nearby hospital. Delahoussaye's injuries were minor, according to LSU. Nebraska coach Mike Riley released the following statement: "Sam was universally loved and respected by everyone he touched and on whom he had a positive influence each and every day. His tragic loss is immeasurable to his family, his friends, his classmates, his teammates and his coaches and our thoughts and prayers are with all of them. The young men in our football program are hurting but I know that their strength of character and resolve will bring us together and we will honor Sam every day moving forward."
R.I.P. This goes beyond hurting the team. R.I.P. Foltz and Sadler. Sam was a great guy from what I heard.
