Link: NCAA Says Lattimore Can’t Work for USCe Football

RTR91 · Apr 15, 2016

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Marcus Lattimore will forever be an ambassador for South Carolina football, but it won’t be as an official part of the program.

The NCAA has stated that Lattimore cannot join Will Muschamp’s staff at USC due to Lattimore’s status as a former player and his presence through football camps and foundation. The NCAA considers it an unfair recruiting advantage.

Lattimore confirmed the news to The State on Friday.

Lattimore, who will graduate from USC next month, was never going to coach but was going to speak to the team about life off the field and beyond the game, such as he does through The Marcus Lattimore Foundation. Muschamp contacted Lattimore about some kind of position with the team before he was ever hired, wanting the Gamecocks’ career leader in touchdowns around in some capacity.

TideEngineer08 · Apr 15, 2016

Utterly ridiculous.

Matt0424 · Apr 15, 2016

This is asinine.

I am at a loss for words.

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bamachile · Apr 15, 2016

How very NCAA.

Morons.

gtowntide · Apr 15, 2016

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Good grief.

CrmznApklps · Apr 15, 2016

?! SO I'm confused... Muschamp can't hire Lattimore because he is a FORMER player? Maybe I should have read the article

CrimSonami · Apr 15, 2016

So............... Does Kirby have to leave Georgia now? What about Richt? Can they just switch?

STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mittman · Apr 15, 2016

Far be it for me to defend the NCAA, but there just has to be something more to this. Former players are all over every football program in the nation in some capacity. Including former player graduate assistants who are also students. I hesitate to believe the NCAA isn't that dumb. They usually prove they are. However I think we are not hearing something relevant. Problem with that last statement is that I can't imagine what it would be.

B1GTide · Apr 15, 2016

Just checked - yeah, still hate the NCAA.

TideMan09 · Apr 15, 2016

That's the NCAA us Bama Fans knows all too well..

AUDub · Apr 15, 2016

mittman said:
Far be it for me to defend the NCAA, but there just has to be something more to this. Former players are all over every football program in the nation in some capacity. Including former player graduate assistants who are also students. I hesitate to believe the NCAA isn't that dumb. They usually prove they are. However I think we are not hearing something relevant. Problem with that last statement is that I can't imagine what it would be.

He's got a foundation that runs camps and such and isn't willing to give that up. Makes more sense if that's the case.

Bazza · Apr 15, 2016

Yup Dub called it....here it is....and it does make sense:

Lattimore’s status as a former player and his presence through football camps and foundation. The NCAA considers it an unfair recruiting advantage.

cuda.1973 · Apr 15, 2016

AUDub said:
He's got a foundation that runs camps and such and isn't willing to give that up. Makes more sense if that's the case.

Actually, he would have to be a USCe coach, and he doesn't want to be one. He can speak, for free. Just can't work for USCe.

Crimson1967 · Apr 16, 2016

I don't know what he does at his camps, but just being there wearing a Carolina shirt would be the best way to "recruit" if he wanted to.

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B1GTide · Apr 16, 2016

Crimson1967 said:
I don't know what he does at his camps, but just being there wearing a Carolina shirt would be the best way to "recruit" if he wanted to.

To me, that is what makes this absurd. He is already acting as a booster and actively recruiting for the Gamecocks. Not sure how he could be any more a Gamecock than he is now.

AUDub · Apr 16, 2016

Crimson1967 said:
I don't know what he does at his camps, but just being there wearing a Carolina shirt would be the best way to "recruit" if he wanted to.

And that's OK. He simply can't be officially associated with the school. Think of it in the context of the satellite camp ruling. Say Auburn wanted to go out and hire a guy that runs a bunch of camps for some off the field "life coordinator" position or some such. He'd have a direct association with Auburn, be paid by Auburn, and have the same limitations of other coaches except he'd have unlimited evaluation and contact with players at his camps. That's a nice advantage for us and a loophole every team would drive a truck through.

My question on the ruling was, why mention the "former player" thing at all?

B1GTide · Apr 16, 2016

AUDub said:
And that's OK. He simply can't be officially associated with the school. Think of it in the context of the satellite camp ruling. Say Auburn wanted to go out and hire a guy that runs a bunch of camps for some off the field "life coordinator" position or some such. He'd have a direct association with Auburn, be paid by Auburn, and have the same limitations of other coaches except he'd have unlimited evaluation and contact with players at his camps. That's a nice advantage for us and a loophole every team would drive a truck through.

He is already doing all of the things that the NCAA claims to avoid with this ruling, and is not limited from continuing to do so. He is still a Gamecock in every way. This type of ruling would only make sense if the relationship was not already forged, and his "services" were for hire on the open market. And maybe this ruling is meant to stop that from occurring elsewhere, but it will change nothing here.

Redwood Forrest · Apr 17, 2016

It seems odd to me that both our Heisman Trophy winners were at our game. They don't have a foundation :conf2: I would call $$$ salary and a Professional NFL team more than a foundation.

NCAA should be ENFORCING the rules already on the books instead of this silly stuff. You know, they look the other way for N Carolina massive cheating scandal and etc., but throw the book at Penn State who was not cheating. Yes, the NCAA has all it ducks in a row.

PS: Please don't accuse me of taking sides with perverts. Just pointing out the difference in NCAA enforcement concerning rules.

TUSKtimes · Apr 17, 2016

If Lattimore wants to be on the staff, he's a football coach. If he stays a glorified booster he can recruit in all kinds of fun and imaginary ways, even during dead periods. But you cannot and should not do both.

bamabelle1991 · Apr 18, 2016

Redwood Forrest said:
It seems odd to me that both our Heisman Trophy winners were at our game. They don't have a foundation :conf2: I would call $$$ salary and a Professional NFL team more than a foundation.

NCAA should be ENFORCING the rules already on the books instead of this silly stuff. You know, they look the other way for N Carolina massive cheating scandal and etc., but throw the book at Penn State who was not cheating. Yes, the NCAA has all it ducks in a row.

PS: Please don't accuse me of taking sides with perverts. Just pointing out the difference in NCAA enforcement concerning rules.

I thought Mark Ingram did have a foundation? Regardless, they aren't EMPLOYED by our school so that appears to be what matters to the ridiculous NCAA. They need to worry about what is going on down at Ole Miss!

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