‘Shoved away’ due to oversigning, Lorenzo Mauldin still hopes to end up at South Carolina
Maynard Jackson High defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin still hopes to qualify for admission and enroll at South Carolina this summer. (Photo Langston Sandlin/By Z3 Photography)
When it comes to talking about his life, Lorenzo Mauldin is not a big stickler for details. He tends to gloss over big chunks of his past, summarizing large expanses of it like asphalt over a highway full of potholes. The way he tells it, there are miles of smooth road both ahead and behind.
It’s easier that way, for Mauldin is a young man who is not terribly concerned about where he’s been, only where he’s going. That he’s not entirely certain of his destination is immaterial.
Mauldin is pretty sure his road will eventually lead to the University of South Carolina. Anywhere he ends up between now and then is, well, better than where he’s been.
“I’m pretty much set on South Carolina because of the fact that they will, if I don’t make the score that they need, they will put me into prep school for a semester and I will be there until early January,” said Mauldin, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive end at Atlanta’s Maynard Jackson High School. “So I mean that’s pretty good. I’m used to making good decisions in life and to me that sounds like a pretty good decision.”
Mauldin is used to making hard decisions. He has been a ward of the state most of his life. His mother has been incarcerated since he became a teen-ager and his father, who lives in California, is not involved in his life.
Now 18, Mauldin said he has lived in 16 foster homes and two group homes. He currently resides at Families First, a children’s group home in Atlanta.
Since last July, I knew Mauldin only as a name on a list, a good looking prospect who committed to play football for the Gamecocks before last season started. He wasn’t what you’d call “heavily recruited.” Mauldin got some long looks from Georgia Tech but ultimately received offers from only South Carolina, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State, South Alabama and Troy. He accepted the Gamecocks’ offer way back on July 23rd of last summer and really never bothered much with the recruiting thing again.
But Mauldin didn’t end up signing with South Carolina as expected. He found out via a letter faxed to his school the day before national signing day that the Gamecocks would not have room for him in their Class of 2011. South Carolina signed 31 players on national signing day and added one more — Jadeveon Clowney, the nation’s No. 1 prospect — on Feb. 14th.
Mauldin wasn’t the only to be left at the altar by the Gamecocks. Linebacker Jordan Montgomery of Groveland, Fla., was also left hanging despite being committed since August.
“I kind of feel like I’ve been shoved away,” Mauldin told me recently. “Then again, on the other hand, I realize that I wasn’t academically eligible and I understand that was on my part. And I can’t really use the times I’ve been through as an excuse for that. It’s all right.”
Never mind that a number of South Carolina’s prospects also have not met entrance requirements.
Mauldin is just the latest victim of the growing problem of over-signing. The NCAA and the Southeastern Conference have done what they can to control it. This past year the collegiate sports’ national governing body adopted the SEC’s “25/28 rule” that limits to 28 the total number of signed letters-of-intent schools can accept. But there is little or no jurisdiction for ethics.
In the Gamecocks’ case, four of their 2011 signees enrolled early and actually count against the 2010 class. But that still leaves them three over the maximum number of 25 that will be able to enroll in August. At least that many are expected fall short of academic entrance requirements or suffer a similar fate as Mauldin and Montgomery. Why they were signed instead of the other two is left to interpretation.
“We’ve handled it,” head coach Steve Spurrier told reporters when asked about the unsigned commitments on national signing day. “Hopefully they’re still going to be with us. That’s about all I can tell. . . . We’ll see how it plays out down the road.”
If Mauldin fails to qualify — he still needs to achieve the minimum test score on either the SAT or ACT — he will be able to enroll at Fork Union Military Academy, a prep school in Virginia, according to Maynard Jackson coach Eric Williams. But if and when that happens and who will pay for it is unclear at this point.
The bigger question is what happens if Mauldin does qualify between now and the end of summer. He has taken the tests several times and says he is very close to getting the score he needs. In fact, he is currently awaiting word on his latest attempt.
“What I’m telling Lorenzo is, basically, ‘you’re a free agent,’” Williams said. “‘Although we have that letter, what will really force their hand is to get your score. Get your score and see if they’re going to honor what they say they’re going to do and bring you in.’”
In the meantime, Williams is seeing that his star player doesn’t sit around waiting in vain. Mauldin made an official visit to Louisville last weekend and he’s in the process of setting up a trip to Miami. Kentucky has also made inquiries about Mauldin’s possible availability and Troy has never stopped pursuing him. The national signing period for college football continues until April 1.
“He would be a jewel for any them at this late date,” Williams said. “He’s the real deal.”
Quite clearly, though, Mauldin favors South Carolina over any of his other options. Before his recent trip to Louisville, it was the only place he visited.
“I just fell in love with their campus over there, their football program, their academic program,” Mauldin said. “It was all what I wanted. Plus it was close to home. I didn’t want to go too far from home because of the family situation.”
Mauldin has four brothers and sisters, three of whom remain in state custody. And that’s where his story gets really sticky.
Upon graduation from Maynard Jackson in June, Mauldin will be emancipated from the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFACS) system. Effectively, he’ll be on his own.
“Whatever school he goes to, it ain’t like he can come back,” Williams said. “His mom recently got out of prison, so hopefully she will have herself established soon and he’ll be able to go stay with her. But who knows? Even when we thought he was going to sign with South Carolina, we were already talking about the prospects of the next four years and him coming home to stay with us over the Christmas break or after bowl games. I told him he could come to my house.”
For his part, Mauldin says he’ll be just fine.
“I think everything will work out eventually,” he said. “Again, it’s better than nothing. As long as I’m playing football, I’m OK. I’m still getting my education. If I’m not playing football with my team right away, in the end, I will play with them eventually.”
From Lorenzo Mauldin’s perspective, it’s a smooth ride from here.
By Chip Towers, The College Recruiting Blog
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252 comments Add your comment
John
February 24th, 2011
2:56 pm
17-6 and throw in the reality of a lot worse in 2011, it seems that a story like this is enough for a dog to hang his off-season hat on. 17-6 sehctib.
usccock07
February 24th, 2011
2:56 pm
No, clowney hasn’t qualified as of yet. Unfortunately this is a situation where a school received more verbal commitments then they had scholarships, happens all the time with schools who do well the prior year and start having somewhat of a following. Every school in the NCAA offers more kids scholarships then they have available. No one is in the right here. GA had many offers out there to recruits, fortunately for you all, not all of them accepted, or you would be right here along with USC.
AltamahaDawg
February 24th, 2011
3:03 pm
At least in this kid’s case, the point is moot since he was ineligible. What about this Montomery Kid? Committed since August? I’ve got to think there is some other factors in that story.
This is why I am never down on a kid changing his mind after “verbally” agreeing to accept an invitation made to him. Even when it’s my team on the short end. At that point it the school doing the asking.(or begging in some cases?) The school is the one selling themselves. The school are doing the inviting, and the school have the power to take it away. The onus isn’t on the kid till he signs a contract and eats his first cheeseburger.
BigTimeTECHFan
February 24th, 2011
3:08 pm
Wow, I’m pulling for him, hope he get the score he needs. Louisville and Miami would be nice for him, Actually Charlie Stong would be great role model for this kid. Really hope it all works out for him.
Big Worm
February 24th, 2011
3:14 pm
Montgomery is in the same boat. He was told before Christmas there was little chance he would qualify and there was a chance he would have to grayshirt and he’s stayed on board. If USC screwed these kids as bad as the writer says then why are they still planning on going to USC? Signing day was over 2 weeks ago. If they were so pissed why haven’t they come out and said, “Steve Spurrier lied to me, USC can go to hell, and I’ve decided to play football at XYZ!!!” Because they knew the deal a long time ago and not like the writer would like for you to believe.
dandydawg
February 24th, 2011
3:15 pm
Great story! I truly hope this kid gets to enrol at USC(east)! What a way to start his second phase of life!!!
Thanks to USC for offering him a chance to improve himself!!!!
Pacific Dawg
February 24th, 2011
3:17 pm
Big Worm
Why don’t you fess up already? You know Spurrier is a sleaze that screwed these kids over.
Dawg Fud
February 24th, 2011
3:18 pm
I grew up near Fork Union Military Academy. Damn fine institution.
If Lorenzo does wind up there for a year, it can only help him. FUMA will take great care of him.
GOOD LUCK to this optimistic and resilient young man.
Spike
February 24th, 2011
3:22 pm
Good luck Lorenzeo. Keep the faith and with your attitude it will work out for you.
CJJScout
February 24th, 2011
3:24 pm
With an attitude like that, this kid will be a success.
Big Worm
February 24th, 2011
3:27 pm
Hey Pacific — Why didn’t UGA offer him if he was so good, especially since they had room and could have signed him?
I also think its funny that there has been 15-10 posts in the last hour and no one has answered my original question.
Pacific Dawg
February 24th, 2011
3:33 pm
Big Worm
One of the reasons that UGA did not offer is that they did not have one available. Besides Spurrier had offered and the kid accepted. Richt is not in the habit of such lowly behavior as oversigning like Spurrier.
Pacific Dawg
February 24th, 2011
3:34 pm
Big Worm
What is your original question?
boots
February 24th, 2011
3:34 pm
God’s speed to him. It is a great story from a young man who has overcome a lot to get to where he is. I wish the NCAA would control certain programs who oversign and can really hurt the student athlete. Too bad they are more worried about jerseys being sold for spring break spending money than they are about wide-spread broken promises to student athletes.
E
February 24th, 2011
3:42 pm
You guys are freaking out over nothing. Fact is, this kid was told way in advance what was going to happen, and he was given PLENTY of opportunity to accept an offer from another Universtity. He CHOSE to stay committed to USC and CHOSE to take this route rather than accept a scholarship from another school.
Every SEC school does this from time to time. This is not the rule, but the exception to the rule.
The haters all come out of the woodworks when you go out on top, and right now the entire SEC-East is looking up at the Gamecocks…
Chip Towers
February 24th, 2011
3:42 pm
Chipster?: I haven’t talked to Imani Cross yet in 2011 but I’ll give him a ring here pretty soon and see what’s shaking.
MS. Bully
February 24th, 2011
3:46 pm
Look at Houston “No” Nutts at Ole Miss. He over signs every year and then kicks off the kids that don’t play. He recruits well but he still can’t beat Mississippi State!!
AltamahaDawg
February 24th, 2011
3:50 pm
Big Worm, I for one find it hard to believe that he accepted, was told go screw yourself, and there is nothing more to that story. Obviously he would not be still trying to get in at SC if that’s how it went down.
Einsteindawg
February 24th, 2011
3:57 pm
As most of you have already posted, this is a sad situation, and I wish Mr. Mauldin the very best. The NCAA won’t/can’t do anything about these situations (look how inept they are with things within their jurisdiction like UT and UCONN). My idea would be for the school involved in oversigning to take the initiative and place the affected player in a Div 1 school and underwrite the costs. The opportunity for an education should be paramount…athletics, secondary. Just my opinion.
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
3:58 pm
In sports 247 today there is a good story about Jeremy “Dozer” Daniels and other Under The Radar players. Dozer is the real deal and a must get for the Dawgs. If, he were playing at Buford instead of Lanier County, he would be getting tons of publicity and attention.
Big Perm
February 24th, 2011
3:59 pm
He wasn’t told go screw yourself
usccock07
February 24th, 2011
4:00 pm
Just a side note… GA has already offered scholarships to 45 student athletes in the class of 2012, what happens if all those accept their scholarship offers to GA….(foot in mouth)
MoDawg
February 24th, 2011
4:00 pm
red, get a clue – Chip may be a moron, but he’s no moran. In fact, he’s not a moron, either. I’d have to say someone using that to call someone else a name on a message board better fits the moron tag than the intended target.
It did make me laugh, though.
MaconDawg
February 24th, 2011
4:06 pm
God bless him! To have gotten this far with all tribulations he’s faced is a testament to his character. I sure hope the Gamecocks do right by him.
Einsteindawg
February 24th, 2011
4:06 pm
@uscock07,
What happens is that as players commit, UGA notifies the others at that position that have offers, that the offer is rescinded. First come, first served…all well before signing day.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
4:14 pm
Good read Chip. It’s nice to finally have an article about REAL oversigning and not just some yahoo with his own website guessing at scholarship numbers. I hate it for the kid and he was obviously left in the dark until the 11th hour by The Old Ball Coach……which is something Saban has never done. All recruits at Bama know the circumstances of their recruitment . This is why Daryl Collins (WR Gadsden AL) signed at Kentucky because Saban TOLD him ahead of time that his offer was for a grayshirt. Bama could’ve kept this kid in the dark and signed him and there would’ve been nothing the kid could do besides transfer and set out a year at another school. Like the kid that had to transfer from LSU because he wasn’t told about his grayshirt offer until after he signed. These are the issues that need addressed ,not parents and kids who know the situation upfront and accept it.
Big Perm
February 24th, 2011
4:16 pm
He wasn’t obviously left in the dark. It’s just the picture painted in this article. Chip didn’t care to get all sides of the story, just the one that tugs at the heartstrings. The easy article
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:17 pm
ucockssuck07
UGA hasn’t gotten 45 verbals have they? Duh, those recruits are aware that if they wait too long to give a verbal, that the spots at their position could be filled. To rescind the offer after the school accepts a verbal commit is wrong.
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:19 pm
bigtime
Get real! Saban is a bigger sleaze than Spurrier. In the race for the oversigning cup, Saban and his dastardly crew of shrub assassins are many laps ahead of the field.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
4:26 pm
Flatwoods Dawg…… You sound jealous. The oversigning cup is a website based on speculation . That guy is a Big 10 fan tired of getting his brains beat in by the top tier SEC teams. Sound familiar ?
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:29 pm
bigtime
Richt has a winning record against every SEC team except Florida.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
4:31 pm
Here is a nice read on the Stephenson High School football program. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6154033
Newberg is stealing your stories Chip I hope you get a check from ESPN for this…
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
4:37 pm
Flatwoods Dawg……Richt is a good coach . The only problem I have ever had with him is his lack of discipline and he seems to be righting that ship this year. All I’m saying is Saban tells his recruits their recruiting situation up front and if they are ok with it and sign, what’s the big deal?
Committee on Anti-Alabama activities
February 24th, 2011
4:38 pm
Reality Check
February 24th, 2011
1:27 pm
“Just like the Alabama apologists, USC fans can come on here and say that the oversiging is not that big a deal, he will not qualify, etc”
You dawg fans need some help with your facts. Saban has never turned away a player due to oversigning.
The 2-3 players that he has grayshirted over 4 years whom he didn’t have room for in his classes were made fully aware of a possible grayshirt prior to signing with Alabama. And each of those players simply came on board the following semester.
Saban has averaged about 1 player a year delaying enrollment. Its not as if the kid is out of a scholly for life. You guys are just envious of his success and that’s basically what this is all about.
Committee on Anti-Alabama activities
February 24th, 2011
4:42 pm
looks like Bama is 6th in the sec in oversigning and Troy is #1 in the nation averaging 32 players signed per year. Why the focus on Saban? Jealousy. Pure and simple! Get over it dawg loser fans.
In past five years, 25 of 120 FBS programs averaged more than 25 signees
That list includes eight of 12 SEC schools and five of current Big 12 teams
Troy has signed 164 players over that span, a staggering average of 32.8
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Team-by-team look at class size over five-year span
School Conference 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Total Average
Troy Sun Belt 34 40 33 32 25 164 32.8
Ole Miss SEC 25 37 31 22 30 145 29
Auburn SEC 32 28 29 30 25 144 28.8
Mississippi State SEC 26 27 27 34 24 138 27.6
Kansas State Big 12 17 25 32 33 30 137 27.4
Temple MAC 25 28 26 30 27 136 27.2
Southern Miss C-USA 26 22 27 32 28 135 27
Arkansas SEC 25 31 25 27 26 134 26.8
Kentucky SEC 26 29 20 29 30 134 26.8
Alabama SEC 26 27 32 25 23 133 26.6
Iowa State Big 12 28 25 25 25 30 133 26.6
LSU SEC 29 24 26 26 26 131 26.2
Baylor Big 12 23 28 23 29 28 131 26.2
Tulsa C-USA 25 25 26 31 23 130 26
Oklahoma State Big 12 27 24 27 23 29 130 26
Florida State ACC 25 21 33 20 31 130 26
South Carolina SEC 23 29 22 31 24 129 25.8
Houston C-USA 27 25 24 28 25 129 25.8
Marshall C-USA 27 24 22 26 30 129 25.8
UAB C-USA 27 28 25 25 24 129 25.8
Oregon State Pac-12 18 24 18 35 33 128 25.6
Washington State Pac-12 28 22 27 27 24 128 25.6
South Florida Big East 21 28 24 26 28 127 25.4
UTEP C-USA 27 21 26 23 29 126 25.2
Texas Tech Big 12 25 25 16 26 34 126 25.2
Washington Pac-12 31 19 26 27 22 125 25
Louisville Big East 28 29 26 17 25 125 25
Arizona State Pac-12 26 22 27 24 24 123 24.6
BYU Independent 27 21 23 26 26 123 24.6
Syracuse Big East 30 16 26 27 24 123 24.6
Missouri Big 12 23 25 23 27 25 123 24.6
Arkansas State Sun Belt 27 21 26 27 21 122 24.4
Illinois Big Ten 22 22 28 23 27 122 24.4
Oklahoma Big 12 29 23 21 21 28 122 24.4
Miami (Fla.) ACC 29 19 33 19 22 122 24.4
Colorado State Mountain West 27 21 25 25 23 121 24.2
Western Michigan MAC 24 26 25 23 23 121 24.2
Minnesota Big Ten 26 20 29 24 22 121 24.2
Hawaii WAC 28 31 23 19 19 120 24
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 23 28 21 26 22 120 24
Florida SEC 28 16 22 27 27 120 24
Akron MAC 24 24 22 26 24 120 24
SMU C-USA 26 27 28 23 16 120 24
Virginia Tech ACC 19 22 31 26 22 120 24
Oregon Pac-12 23 26 20 29 21 119 23.8
North Carolina ACC 21 28 18 24 28 119 23.8
Tennessee SEC 25 21 18 32 22 118 23.6
Eastern Michigan MAC 24 22 25 25 22 118 23.6
Tulane C-USA 24 25 19 26 24 118 23.6
Nebraska Big Ten 21 20 28 27 22 118 23.6
Texas A&M Big 12 24 28 24 19 23 118 23.6
UNLV Mountain West 24 22 23 22 26 117 23.4
East Carolina C-USA 21 22 21 26 27 117 23.4
Michigan State Big Ten 22 23 21 23 28 117 23.4
NC State ACC 19 27 26 25 20 117 23.4
Purdue Big Ten 24 20 26 19 27 116 23.2
Cincinnati Big East 25 25 24 23 19 116 23.2
Rutgers Big East 24 23 20 23 26 116 23.2
West Virginia Big East 20 25 27 28 16 116 23.2
Utah State WAC 27 22 21 23 22 115 23
Ball State MAC 21 24 21 26 23 115 23
Central Michigan MAC 20 30 22 16 27 115 23
Nevada WAC 28 16 22 20 28 114 22.8
Colorado Pac-12 24 19 21 28 22 114 22.8
UCF C-USA 22 24 18 29 21 114 22.8
Connecticut Big East 20 21 22 29 22 114 22.8
Kansas Big 12 19 25 20 25 25 114 22.8
Texas Big 12 25 20 20 24 25 114 22.8
Louisiana Tech WAC 17 26 19 22 29 113 22.6
Georgia SEC 19 19 24 23 28 113 22.6
Arizona Pac-12 23 24 23 18 25 113 22.6
Utah Pac-12 22 25 16 25 25 113 22.6
Wyoming Mountain West 23 25 22 21 22 113 22.6
Toledo MAC 27 20 24 19 23 113 22.6
Pittsburgh Big East 24 20 19 24 26 113 22.6
Michigan Big Ten 27 22 24 20 19 112 22.4
Wisconsin Big Ten 24 21 26 18 23 112 22.4
Maryland ACC 21 26 17 26 22 112 22.4
New Mexico Mountain West 17 20 22 26 26 111 22.2
Miami (Ohio) MAC 23 25 18 23 22 111 22.2
Duke ACC 20 27 17 21 26 111 22.2
Bowling Green MAC 25 23 17 20 25 110 22
Notre Dame Independent 23 18 23 18 28 110 22
Memphis C-USA 28 21 21 23 17 110 22
Iowa Big Ten 22 20 25 22 21 110 22
Kent State MAC 21 23 22 26 17 109 21.8
Virginia ACC 18 26 18 24 23 109 21.8
Florida International Sun Belt 19 23 24 18 24 108 21.6
San Diego State Mountain West 27 20 21 22 18 108 21.6
Fresno State WAC 21 17 23 26 20 107 21.4
San Jose State WAC 26 18 16 19 28 107 21.4
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 20 24 25 24 14 107 21.4
Boston College ACC 21 18 30 18 20 107 21.4
Idaho WAC 24 20 21 21 20 106 21.2
Cal Pac-12 19 20 21 26 20 106 21.2
UCLA Pac-12 23 27 23 11 22 106 21.2
North Texas Sun Belt 22 20 27 18 18 105 21
Indiana Big Ten 25 19 20 20 21 105 21
Vanderbilt SEC 25 18 22 14 25 104 20.8
Penn State Big Ten 18 27 14 21 24 104 20.8
Clemson ACC 24 12 25 23 20 104 20.8
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 23 18 23 18 21 103 20.6
USC Pac-12 20 19 19 18 26 102 20.4
Ohio MAC 17 21 20 23 21 102 20.4
Rice C-USA 17 24 19 23 18 101 20.2
Northern Illinois MAC 25 26 13 19 17 100 20
Stanford Pac-12 23 22 17 19 18 99 19.8
Ohio State Big Ten 19 25 20 15 20 99 19.8
Buffalo MAC 20 23 20 20 15 98 19.6
New Mexico State WAC 21 21 17 21 17 97 19.4
Boise State Mountain West 10 21 19 29 18 97 19.4
TCU Mountain West 18 20 16 24 18 96 19.2
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 11 26 21 17 20 95 19
Georgia Tech ACC 18 21 20 20 16 95 19
Wake Forest ACC 19 23 17 20 15 94 18.8
Northwestern Big Ten 17 18 20 19 17 91 18.2
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 18 26 17 18 5 84 16.8
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:46 pm
Committee
You sound like one of those mob lawyers representing some mob kingpin.
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:48 pm
Committee
You are still barking up the wrong tree.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
4:48 pm
Committee on Anti-Alabama Activities…….Not to mention that Bama was 20 scholarships short due to NCAA probation in Saban’s 1st year. Some people fail to remember this , like the oversigning dweeb from the Big 10. Question for all……If the Big 10 has 12 members , did they oversign teams?
K Conley
February 24th, 2011
4:55 pm
All of you USC fans can sugarcoat this anyway you want. Coach Spurrier is a piece of _ _ _ _! Even his friends don’t like him. Did anyone see his interview after the Kenny McKinley suicide? He looked as though he were talking about some kid he’d never known. Some people just don’t have that nurturing or caring feeling towards the people they meet in life. (Kind of reminds me of a skinny Paul Sr. from American Choppers) I could go on all day about what USCe did this recruiting cycle, and all of you “Cocks” would come back at me with all kind of BS. The point is, all of you know in your heart that USC through scholarship offers around this cycle like bottled water being given away at a refugee camp. I bet USC offered more kids from the state of Georgia than UGA did nationwide. If it looks like _ _ _ _, and smells like _ _ _ _, must be _ _ _ _!
K Conley
February 24th, 2011
4:56 pm
threw not through
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:56 pm
bigtime
Being punished for sleazy behavior before is not a good excuse for oversigning. Wrong is wrong and there is no excuse.
.
Flatwoods Dawg
February 24th, 2011
4:58 pm
K Conley
Did you catch article about Jeremy “Dozer” Daniels on Sports 247? This guy is the real deal.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
5:02 pm
Flatwoods Dawg….I’m glad you know so much about Bama’s scholarship numbers .Since they aren’t released to anyone could you give us a rundown on the players on scholarship ?………
Still waiting………
Bama
February 24th, 2011
5:04 pm
In response to the Medical schollys that Alabama has given. This is not a bad thing to do in fact it benefits everyone. If you have a player who is genuinely hurt, (and all schools have them) who is not healthy enought to ever play again or is not healthy enough to ever contribute competitively again, and who will likely never see the field again, then why not a medical scholly. The kid keeps his scholarship, still gets a free education, it opens up another spot for a healthy replacement. Every shcool has these kids who are not going to play again because of a nagging injury. Every coach could use this program, it is completely legit. Nick Saban is just smart enough to do it. It hurts noone. It would be different if a kid got disqualified medically, and was sent packing with no education, but that is not happening. I don’t think everyone understands that point!!!
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
5:04 pm
K Conley……http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/photo-shirtless-coors-drinking-spurrier-at-daytona-29519
Spurrier looks like a real classy guy……
ClinchCountyCanine
February 24th, 2011
5:20 pm
Bama
Saban and his dastardly crew of shrub assassins take this loophole and grossly abuse it. There is a difference between technically right and morally right.
bigtime
February 24th, 2011
5:26 pm
Once again, if the recruits and parents know up front what the situation is and are ok with it, who are you to question their decision making ? There were 12 arrests last year in the UGA program, do you think Mark Richt told recruit’s parents that their was a 1 in 8 chance that they would be arrested ?
Freehawk
February 24th, 2011
5:26 pm
The Gamecocks fans like Lorenzo and we hope he ends up here, either directly, or via prep school (there is financial aid available).
Bama
February 24th, 2011
5:29 pm
Clinch tell me where it is morally wrong. I understand morality and am a moral person, and have a respect for Mark Richt for his moral convictions. I do not see how this hurts anyone. If anything it might give the schools that do it an advantage but that is not immoral. If it hurt the kid I would agree with you, but this does not. Keep in mid the coaches do not make this decision, respected highly paid independant doctors do, who have way to much to lose to lie about a medical situation. In fact it could be argued that giving the medical scholly to an injured kid to kepp him off the field is actually morally right to prevent a much worse crippling injury.
Freehawk
February 24th, 2011
5:30 pm
Hey dead dog fans, how come what Richt did with the stadium game simulation for the RB from Columbus wasn’t a secondary violation?