Dillon Smith Comm 260w Feature Story Part Three Nothing is guaranteed for the University of Southern California

football rogram! but the situation may seem familiar regardless" #s the eligibility of $unior running ba%& Silas 'edd is un%ertain after %omments by USC #ssistant Dean of #dmission (ir& )rennan! the Tro$ans fa%e a mur&y future" *f the NC## finds that 'edd+s admission violated bylaw ,-",".",", of the NC## ruleboo&! the team %ould fa%e san%tions similar to those levied against the s%hool when former running ba%& 'eggie )ush layed while ineligible in 20,0! or erha s the team would fa%e no enalties at all" Su%h is the trend for NC## rules enfor%ement in re%ent history" #n NC## investigation determined that )ush gained illegal benefits from mar&eting agents while a student/athlete at USC and that the institution held res onsibility! whi%h USC football fa%ulty initially %ould not understand" 0*+m absolutely sho%&ed and disa ointed in the findings of the NC##!1 said Pete Carroll! head football %oa%h of the Tro$ans from 200, to 2002" 0* never thought it would %ome to this"1 The unishment in%luded a ban from bowl game arti%i ation! limited s%holarshi s! va%ated wins! and forfeiture of the 200- national %ham ionshi " Feedba%& from %ollege football fans %entered on the fairness of the san%tions" *n a oll hosted by N)C S orts! over 203 of the oll+s 4.00 voters %alled the enalties unfair! 5uestioning the NC##+s harsh unishment of student/athletes that hel ed the asso%iation rofit" 0The NC## is a hy o%rite!1 said (evin Swanson! a %ommenter on the oll" 0They use these &ids to ma&e millions6" 7et+s be real! the NC## is about %ontrol"1 Those sus i%ions ersist! as the NC## gave President 8ar& 9mmert full authority to levy the san%tions against Penn State without following normal ro%edure" This move! a%%ording to %riti%s in %ollegiate s ort! denied the university of due ro%ess! instead allowing 9mmert to a%t on his own in evaluating and unishing the s%hool" 0The NC## is a self/a ointed $udge! $ury and e:e%utioner1 said David Friedman! freelan%e author! in a ost on his own )est 9ver S orts Tal& blog" 0;)<ut who $udges the NC##=1 #nother N)C S orts oll regarding the NC##+s handling of Penn State showed over ,>!000 of 60!000 voters believed that the asso%iation had no $urisdi%tion over the matter at all" ?hen the University of North Carolina self/re orted in%onsisten%ies in evaluation and enrollment! insinuating s e%ial treatment of student/athletes! a brief NC## investigation determined that no violations o%%urred" This de%ision %ame after an internal review by UNC %on%luded that over >0 %lasses issued false attendan%e re%ords and grades referentially to student/athletes" 0;C<lasses that were deemed @aberrant+ by an internal university robe due to grade %hanges and forgeries is an entirely different matter!1 said Dana A+Neil! a writer for 9SPN"%om! in an arti%le a%%using the NC## of hy o%risy" 0These werenBt easy %ourses" They werenBt %ourses at all"1 'egardless of ubli% o inion! 'edd will %ontinue to lay and the NC## will o erate as its administrative bodies see fit" 9mmert remains ositive regarding the resent of %ollege athleti%s as well as its future" 0This is a terrifi% moment for %ollege athleti%s" Ces! we have some high/ rofile roblems" *t+s our $ob to deal with those roblems and that+s what we+re going to try to do"1

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