recruiting in Houston

owenfieldreams said:

I hesitate even to ask this question but hopefully those who know me from past participation on this board should know that there is no vicarious intent in my post. As many here are aware, I have lived in the Houston area for close to 30 years. I don't keep up with area recruiting like I used to but yesterday, while attending an advisory board meeting in the city, the owner of the company (a Georgia graduate) asked me if I had heard about an NCAA investigation over a possible violation by Alabama related to the recruitment of junior OL man Gio Pancotti. The young man attends Houston Episcopal H.S. and according to the story, during an NCAA dead period, a teacher or teacher's assistant allegedly allowed an Alabama assistant coach into the classroom where Pancotti was seated.

My friend has children that attend the school and supposedly the NCAA has contacted the administration about it and has plans to question those involved. Rumors like this are a dime a dozen but knowing that many on this board are very knowledgeable about the inner workings of the program, I am curious if there is anything to this or is it just chatter that happens constantly on the recruiting trail?

Lot's of chatter out our way about the likelihood that OU & OSU will be joining the SEC. I do know that the OU administration is extremely frustrated with the University of Texas specifically and the whole situation as it relates to the Big 12 conference. Nothing is likely to happen, one way or the other, until after this year or as media contract renewals come up but there is an undercurrent that is palpable.

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dvldog said:

I think Bama self reported some minor violations w/in the last week or so. Unknown if this may have been one of them.

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dvldog said:

I think Bama self reported some minor violations w/in the last week or so. Unknown if this may have been one of them.

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Football: A player promoted/endorsed a commercial product through social media. The player was declared ineligible before being reinstated by the NCAA. Rules education was provided to the entire staff and team.

Football: A player received an over-award of scholarship money due to a computer entry error, which was discovered after a routine audit following the semester. The player was declared ineligible before being reinstated by the NCAA. A real-time audit process was implemented. The player was required to repay the over-award amount. A letter of admonishment was sent to the responsible staff member.

Football: A player's friend sold complimentary tickets to a game after asking the player to include her friends on his pass list. The player was declared ineligible before being reinstated by the NCAA. The friend and her friends were banned from receiving complimentary admission to any future games.

Football: A player received aid and practiced with the team before later being deemed to have been a non-qualifier. The player's scholarship was revoked, he was ruled ineligible and must seek reinstatement. Freshman running back DeSherrius Flowerswas ruled ineligible in June after participating in the Tide's spring practice due to a "recently discovered eligibility issue."

Football: An assistant coach inadvertently responded to a text message from a recruit. Rules education was provided to the entire coaching staff concerning permissible electronic communications. The coach at fault was prohibited from calling any recruits for two weeks. Alabama was not allowed to make contact with the recruit for 30 days.

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