Canes & Buckeyes Set For "Ineligibowl"
It's being called the "Ineligibowl," but while funny, it sells short a game that could be one for the ages when the Miami Hurricanes welcomes in the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday at Sun Life Stadium.
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It's being called the "Ineligibowl," but while funny, it sells short a game that could be one for the ages when the Miami Hurricanes welcomes in the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday at Sun Life Stadium.
Last week, the Gators made a meal of the FAU Owls. This week, they had dessert at the expense of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. To date, the Gators look great, and their opponents look unprepared.
You can't fault the Owls for trying. The first 3 games of the season had them facing the Gators and the Michigan State Spartans, and in two weeks, Auburn. Unfortunately, FAU seems like that may have been over-reaching a bit, especially after Saturday's 44-0 shutout at the hands of the Spartans.
It turns out the University of Miami isn't the only Sunshine State school dealing with player eligibility problems due to improper benefits.
As the Canes prepared to open their season Monday night at Maryland, the faithful were trying to keep a stiff upper lip amid the distraction of an on-going NCAA investigation that could end with severe penalties being imposed on the program.
In spite of everything the Miami football program has gone through this summer, the Hurricanes won't be bringing a woe-is-us attitude into Monday night's game against Maryland.
No matter what vantage point Howard Schnellenberger had at Florida Field, there would have been no escaping the ugliness of this one. The Florida Atlantic Owls were outplayed every way imaginable in a 41-3 loss at No. 22 Florida on Saturday night.
You have to be a pretty big Owls fan, and be willing to ignore a bunch of stats, to believe FAU will leave the Swamp victorious when they take on the Florida Gators Saturday at 7. But stranger things have happened in football, and hope springs eternal.
Tuesday's ruling from the NCAA suspending various players of the University of Miami football team was bad, but the worst is likely still to come as the NCAA infractions committee continues to investigate the rules violations committed by UM.
While the University of Miami is trying to turn its attention to next Monday's game at Maryland; the current and former players named in the Nevin Shapiro scandal will soon be receiving subpoenas.
University of Miami president Donna Shalala has taken to the university's website to again address the storm that now envelops the athletic department.
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"Deeply troubled." That's how University of Miami President Donna Shalala said she feels about allegations raised by an NCAA investigation, the results of which could damage the university's athletic department for years to come.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris was looking to have a breakout season in 2011 in his final year of eligibility and despite being ruled ineligible by the school, he expects to play in the season opener.
As the University of Miami scandal moves from the front pages to the sports pages; a growing question has become how can many of the players named by Nevin Shapiro at other schools remain eligible to play?
Jacory Harris has one chance left. He hopes, anyway.
Cam Newton and Reggie Bush have plenty of parallels. Both have held the Heisman Trophy. Both have endured scrutiny, scandal and NCAA investigations. And now both are wishing the Miami Hurricanes well as they face a mess that could tear the program down.
For Miami coach Al Golden, the waiting game continues. But Golden is speaking about the latest investigation tied to Nevin Shapiro and the Miami Hurricanes and what he's doing to keep players focus.
Two members of the Miami Hurricanes said Friday that despite the scandal enveloping the UM program; they are trying to keep their attention on the first game of the season.
The Nevin Shapiro scandal could be putting University of Missouri men's basketball head coach Frank Haith's job in serious jeopardy before his team ever plays a game.
Only one football program has ever received the NCAA's most severe penalty, known as "the death penalty," but if the allegations against Miami are proven by the NCAA, "the U" could be facing a similar fate to Southern Methodist University in 1987
The Grateful Dead sang in the song Casey Jones, "Trouble ahead, trouble behind." Those words sum up the scandal casting a dark cloud over the University of Miami's football and basketball programs.
Nevin Shapiro is at the heart of the scandal currently enveloping the University of Miami. But the question's surrounding the investigation is just beginning and the main one many people have is, who exactly is Nevin Shapiro?
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