Archive for Monday, July 14, 2008
Background on Reggie Bush, O.J. Mayo cases
A capsulized view of the NCAA investigations involving Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo, regarding their time at USC.
* Reggie Bush is suspected of taking money and gifts from would-be sports marketers in San Diego. His parents face similar allegations.
* O.J. Mayo came under scrutiny after claims that a Los Angeles events promoter acted as a runner, funneling cash to him on behalf of an agent. Both athletes have denied any wrongdoing.
* Bush and Mayo could be found retroactively ineligible, which could jeopardize Bush’s status as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner. Additionally, the USC football and basketball programs could lose scholarships and forfeit past victories if the NCAA decides they knew or should have known about alleged violations.
* In Bush’s case, his parents lived without paying rent in a San Diego-area home owned by one of the marketers. While other violations allegedly occurred away from Los Angeles, Bush was seen on campus driving a 1996 Chevrolet Impala that was registered in his name but allegedly paid for by the marketers.
* Mayo allegedly received gifts that included new clothes and a flat-screen television in his dorm room.
– David Wharton
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