Shalala Talks Ineligibility And Future Of UM
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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University of Miami president Donna Shalala has taken to the university's website to again address the storm that now envelops the athletic department.
University of Miami quarterback Stephen Morris doesn't know much right now.
"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.
The fate of eight Miami players is now in the hands of the NCAA.
Eight University of Miami student athletes ineligible for team's opening game for their alleged involvement with the Nevin Shapiro scandal, according to CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald.
As the dark cloud that is the Nevin Shapiro scandal wraps itself around the Miami Hurricanes football program; the first day of class saw some students wearing orange to show their solidarity to overcome the scandal.
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?
Amidst the turmoil surrounding the University of Miami's athletic program, UM president Donna Shalala issued a video statement Monday afternoon defending the university and its values.
The University of Miami – Nevin Shapiro scandal is still in its infancy, but the only named football player to admit to taking money from Shapiro is now recanting and despite an audio recording to the contrary, saying he never talked to Yahoo! Sports.
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.
First-year University of Miami head football coach Al Golden will face a tough decision in the not too distant future. Coach Golden must choose to either play the 12 players alleged to be part of Nevin Shapiro's claims or sit them.
The growing scandal at the University of Miami continues to show no signs of subsiding anytime soon. Not only is "the U" under fire from the NCAA, but it also has to figure out what to do with the current players implicated in Nevin Shapiro's allegations.
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
A new report from Rivals.com is for the first time indicating that University of Miami staff knew of Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro and warned the players and coaches about him.
When the University of Southern California was hit with strong sanctions after the Reggie Bush-scandal, the head of the NCAA Committee on Infractions, Paul Dee, said "high profile players demand high-profile compliance." But, if the allegations against the University of Miami are proven by the NCAA, Dee may go down with one of the biggest gaffes in college football history.
The sounds of silence have been deafening from the University of Miami's athletic department since the Nevin Shapiro scandal broke. Athletic director Shawn Eichorst finally broke his silence in a statement Thursday morning.
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?
The NCAA has confirmed that it has been investigating the relationship between Nevin Shapiro and the University of Miami for the last five months.
University of Miami president Donna Shalala has come under fire as the scandal surrounding former booster, and convicted Ponzi schemer, Nevin Shapiro continues to grow.
The college football world is still reeling from the sheer dearth of allegations Nevin Shapiro leveled against the University of Miami's football and basketball programs. But, several athletes and Shapiro's reported sports agency partner are distancing themselves from the growing scandal.
While the University of Miami is facing possibly the biggest college sports scandal since SMU, Hurricanes head coach Al Golden revealed Wednesday that he wasn't told of the NCAA's ongoing investigation when he took the job as UM's head coach.
The Marlins finally got back on the winning side last night in Colorado, winning just their second game in the last 12, Texas A&M may get a deadline to make their intention known, and, hmmm, what was it, oh yeah, the University of Miami, well, let's get into that first.
