Five SEC Players Alleged To Have Taken Impermissible Benefits

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RTR91

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Five Southeastern Conference football stars violated NCAA rules by receiving extra benefits prior to completing their collegiate careers, a Yahoo Sports investigation has found. The benefits – which in some cases came from multiple individuals – were conveyed to University of Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, University of Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray, Tennessee defensive end Maurice Couch, Mississippi State University defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and Mississippi State wideout Chad Bumphis.

Fluker, Bray and Cox are all currently on NFL rosters. Bumphis was recently released by the Miami Dolphins. Couch is a senior starter for the Volunteers this season.
 

rhm54

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My lord, this is bad. You can't hardly deny the paper trail on this one. I just hope the NCAA doesn't use us as an example, but this will not end well for us.

We could possibly lose 2 National Championships because of this one.
 

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I saw mention of Ed Stinson's name, too. I wonder how that will effect his availability for this weekend's game?
Shouldn't effect it at all. If Manziel and Cam can get away with getting paid then these players should be able to as well. Whatever happens, Bama better not cooperate with the NCAA, just lawyer up and deny like everyone else. Shoot, hire the same lawyers that AU and A&M used.
 

theBIGyowski

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yeah...this is not good at all

can't say I am too pleased with Fluker...and it's sad to say he will never be welcome in Tuscaloosa ever again

way too much in that story for there to not be something that sticks and gets us in big trouble
 

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Shouldn't effect it at all. If Manziel and Cam can get away with getting paid then these players should be able to as well. Whatever happens, Bama better not cooperate with the NCAA, just lawyer up and deny like everyone else. Shoot, hire the same lawyers that AU and A&M used.
The difference is cash under the table vs Western Union money order to Bruno's. Sigh.
 

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Going out on a limb here and saying none of these guys signed for the agent that employed Luther...

The identities of these players were revealed in a web of financial and text message records belonging to former Crimson Tide defensive end Luther Davis. The records were turned over to Yahoo Sports by a source with ties to the NFL agent community who alleged that Davis was acting as an intermediary between several high-profile college football stars and multiple NFL agents and financial advisers.
 

B1GTide

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The media is now trying to destroy college football. Time for schools to get the word out to current and former players. Time for a bunker mentality.
 

64met

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This is NOT good- it appears there is a ton of back-up documentation.
 

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If they take away either of the Championships, we will have to get Carson Tinker's dad back to smash some more trophies before we send them back.
 

TideMom2Boys

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Of course this comes out right before the big game. I think I will not listen to the radio anymore, or read twitter till after Saturday night.
 
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