One year after Notre Dame football lost its starting QB, Everett Golson, for the 2013 season after he was caught cheating on an exam, the Fighting Irish team is dealing with the repercussions from more academic fraud.
This time, four starters have been dismissed from ND after the school conducted an internal investigation this summer, sources close to the program told FOX Sports.
The players being investigated are receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive back KeiVarae Russell, defensive lineman Ishaq Williams and linebacker Kendall Moore.
It is unclear at this time if the four players will be allowed to return to the school in the future as Golson has after he sat out the entire fall semester. He returned to South Bend last winter and has won his old starting QB job.
The Irish, ranked No. 17 in the preseason coaches poll, open the year Aug. 30 against Rice.
Welcome? I think ND has been there for quite a while.Welcome to the club, fellow cheaters.
Welcome? I think ND has been there for quite a while.
Yeah, I had a friend from HS go to Samford and he ended up transferring to Arkansas (and quitting football) because it took up all of his time so I can't imagine how much time they put in at a program like ND
You think an SEC team puts in less time than ND?
No, he didn't play at Arky
Samford is in Alabama though, so it's still SEC country
Oh, I thought you meant he transfered to Arky, and then quit the team when the workload got too much.
The only thing that pisses me off about stuff like this is the faux indignation about "cheating." To me it would be far more insulting if they are able to pass classes and play football WITHOUT cheating. I mean I know a lot of very intelligent people who really struggled in college, and that's without the *20 hours per week extra time spent on football, not to mention the classes you miss while traveling. Even if the football players were the smartest kids on campus, they'd still be at a tremendous disadvantage compared to most students. Given the fact that we know they often aren't the smartest people on campus, why do no one seemed to be bothered by the fact that people who can barely read are "passing" college courses at prestigious universities? That hypocrisy doesn't bother anyone? Well as long as you show up and check the box, it is all good... but if you try to "cheat" then shame on you! I just hate the fact that 95% of people seem to be ok with this entire system of lies and they only get upset when the "cheaters" are caught.
Just stop forcing the education requirement, because it is absurd. If a player is smart enough and has the time management skills to accomplish both at the same time, then let them make that choice. If they don't think they can play ball and get a good education at the same time, but they still want an education, then offer them a deferred scholarship option. If they don't want to go to college at all (it isn't for everyone) then offer them a transferable scholarship that they could give to a relative/friend.
I hear ya, and I am on board with the sentiment that kids who can barely read are being used by colleges who give them no value when they are finished with them, and the fans look the other way. However, I wish the solution was an alternative configuration, where there were no scholis and you were a student who then played football. If you care about these kids, then help them actually qualify for and benefit from college. Instead of "don't force the education requirement" you could separate kids who are not there for college from college. If a football team is manned by a bunch of kids who are not actually attending classes, then it's even more of a farce for them to be representing the college...even more than at least pretending they are students. Teams of players who are not going to college are just a bunch of guys playing football, like a semipro team in your town. Since it's just a pipe dream, I might as well dream for what I prefer, which is to take those athletes out of the equation. Anyone who also wants to go to college is more than welcome, when they are ready. Again, to take the student out of it seems more a farce to me, so I would rather not go that route.
I think we'd all like to see that. Baseball and hockey players don't have to go to college and football players should have that option too, but who's going to set up the system? The NFL sure as hell doesn't want to, and even if they set up a system, when would they play the games?
Saturdays in the fall of course.
Notre Dame looks like a decent C-USA team.