The NCAA has drops a gridiron bombshell on USC’s football team
A four-year investigation found Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush received improper benefits while attending the school. The Trojans football team will not participate in postseason play for two years and will forfeit 10 scholarships for the next three seasons.
The probe stems from allegations that Bush’s mother and stepfather were provided a suburban San Diego home in exchange for his signing with a would-be agent as his client.
Bush's Family recieves benefits that lead to sanctions
Family members and friends often get drawn into meetings or agreements with the best intentions, but it can affect the student-athlete’s college eligibility and further, the fortunes of a collective college football team.
Therefore, it is critical for the student-athlete and their families to know that family members and friends must also abide by these rules and cannot act as de facto representatives of the student-athlete without endangering the eligibility of the student-athlete.
FAMILY & FRIEND INVOLVEMENT
On the same day Mississippi State acknowledged in a statement that the school ”was approached with an offer to provide an extra benefit… [d]uring the recruitment of a football prospective student-athlete” — becoming the fourth person/entity to go on the record confirming a pay-per-play plan was in place — a television station in Atlanta reports that Cam Newton‘s father admitted to an unnamed source he had sought money in exchange for his son’s talents.
"The conduct of Cam Newtons father and the involved individual is unacceptable and has no place in the SEC or in intercollegiate athletics," SEC commissioner Mike Slive
Report: Cam Newton's Dad Admits Money Talks, Says Source
