Folks, one sure sign that the mess in Chapel Hill has achieved full Gong Show status is that I have to write “odds and ends” columns like this one regularly to make sure we don’t miss anything. First I will mention Butch Davis’ recent remarks as reported by WRAL. When asked about the futures of the 12 UNC-CH players that […]
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SI connecting some dots re: UNC-CH’s agent scandal.
While the academic cheating scandal has curiously moved to the back burner, the agent prong of UNC-CH’s national nightmare is getting a lot of press lately. Most recently, Sports Illustrated has published this article explaining some of the various facets of the UNC-CH mess. Notice that the national press is all over this story while the local folks […]
Reports: NCAA back in Chapel Hill tonight; Hawkins arrested for felony drug charges
After a ‘lull’ in news flow of a few days, followers the University of North Carolina’s multi-pronged investigations into academic fraud and athletic improprieties experienced quite an uptick in activity this evening. And, things aren’t going so well in Chapel Hill. Around 11pm tonight, NFL Draft analyst, Aaron Aloysius reported the following on his Twitter […]
Hawkins uncooperative with NCAA investigation
Link to Bulldogs Blog here. Last Friday Chris Hawkins, who purchased A.J. Green’s jersey, leading to the receiver’s four-game suspension, said he never spoke to the NCAA about the case. Hawkins, who paid $1,000 for the jersey, said the NCAA “never really came to me.” Stacey Osburn, the NCAA’s associate director for public and media […]
UNC’s Draughn cleared for UNC/GT game; has he figured out his classes yet?
Football Faction – 1 Integrity – 0 Full story here. UNC cleared running back Shaun Draughn for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech on Monday. Draughn, the team’s leading rusher in 2008, was one of 13 UNC players who missed the LSU loss because of the NCAA investigation into the program. Draughn was the only player […]
Thorp: Davis’ status “not a fair question,†and “plan right now†is for Davis to remain!
As you can read about here, today UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp gave some very interesting answers to questions about Butch Davis’ job status. Asked, prior to a meeting with UNC’s faculty, if he could definitively say that Davis would remain as the football coach, Thorp began his response by saying it wasn’t a fair question. […]
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