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Page 12/The Battalion/Wednesday, March 4,1987
Tech to lose 3 scholarships
for 13 recruiting violations
MISSION, Kansas (AP) — I he
NCAA on Tuesday cited Texas
Tech’s football program for 13 re
cruiting violations and placed the
Red Raiders on probation for one
year.
The NCAA stripped the school of
three scholarships beginning in the
1988 season.
It was the second probation
against a Southwest Conference
school in a week. Southern Method
ist University’s 1987 season was
cancelled last Wednesday because of
repeated violations.
Texas Tech will be the third of
nine SWC schools on probation.
Texas Christian University also is on
probation for recruiting violations.
Tech’s probation begins after the
expiration of a 15-day appeal period
or as soon as the school announces it
does not intend to appeal.
Only 22 student athletes will be al
lowed scholarships in 1988, the
NCAA said.
The NCAA also cited one viola
tion of ethical conduct legislation
and one violation of compliance
rules.
Texas Tech appeared before the
NCAA Committee on Infractions on
Sunday, February 15, in Coronado,
Calif., to face allegations of recruit
ing violations between 1982-84.
In all, there were 36 allegations
involving ex-coach Jerry Moore,
four assistants and six recruits. They
ranged from buying a recruit a meal
at a Dairy Queen to cash induce
ments.
None of the coaches involved is
still at the school. Moore was fired in
1985 after compiling a 16-37-2 re
cord in five seasons. Assistants Jim
Bates, Tom Wilson, Richard Ritchie
and Rodney Allison left before 1985.
Among other charges, Chris
Pryor of Converse Judson High
School allegedly was offered a pair
of ostrich-skin boots and a trip to Las
Vegas, and he and high school team
mate Norman Lambert allegedly
were given cash after signing letters
of intent with Texas Tech.
Pryor said last October he also was
provided rental cars and hotel lodg
ing.
Neither Pryor nor Lambert ever
enrolled at Texas Tech.
An NCAA report also alleged that
money was given to Ronald Morris,
who ended up playing for SMU, and
Morris’ mother. It alleged Morris re
ceived $250 in cash on one occasion,
as much as $40 on Tech visits to
Morris’ home, and a red sweatsuit
with the university’s logo.
“I never asked for anything,”
Morris said. “It was always given to
me.”
Another SMU player, Bobby Wat
ters, allegedly was provided meals
and transportation during his visit to
Texas Tech.
Clements says he knew of cash
being paid to Mustang players
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill
Clements said today he and other
members of the Southern Meth
odist Board of Governors were
aware of payment commitments
made with SMU football players
and that the board discussed
whether to honor those pay
ments.
“. . . There was a decision made
that we would phase out and
eliminate in due course all of
these arrangements that had
been made in the recruiting of
certain athletes at SMU,” Clem
ents said at his regular news con
ference today.
The Dallas Times Herald re
ported today that sources close to
the athletic department said a
meeting of Clements, the former
board chairman, and some SMU
board members took place after
SMU’s football program was
placed on three years probation
in August 1985.
The decision to honor the pay
ment commitments was made at
that meeting, the sources told the
newspaper.
The sources said the decision
to honor agreements was made
not by the full board, but by the
“power structure” of the univer
sity, the leadership of the board.
Questioned about the matter at
his news conference, Clements
did not make it clear how long
payments were to continue be
fore being phased out.
Clements, who resigned as
chairman of the board before be
ing sworn in as governor in Jan
uary, said the decision was made
in August 1985 with the under
standing SMU football would “re
turn to a program of absolute in
tegrity. That we gave that pledge
to the NCAA and we also had
commitments from the athletic
director (Bob Hitch) and Coach
(Bobby) Collins that they would
abide by that decision. And that
we would return to an absolutely
clean program at SMU, so yes, we
did.”
Pressed about the commit
ments, Clements said, “I’m not
sure there’s any such thing as a
written contract. I never saw such
a contract. And I have never paid
a player 5 cents nor have I ever
recruited a player in athletics. I’ve
never done that.
“We . . . made a considered
judgment decision over several
months that the commitments
had been made and in the inter
est of the institution, the boys,
their families and to comply with
the NCAA, that that program
would be phased out and that we
would comply with faculty rep
resentative Lonnie Kliever.
Interim President William Stal-
Icup also said there was “no evi
dence Gov. Clements was in
volved.”
Last week, the NCAA slapped
SMU with the harshest penalty of
any football program, banning
football for 1987 and limiting the
school to only seven games in
1988.
The NCAA found a slush fund
of $61,000 was used to pay 13
football players.
SMU already was on probation
at the time, making the school the
first to be eligible for the so-called
“death penalty,” in which a
school’s athletic program can he
suspended for up to two years.
Hitch and Collins resigned in
December as did President L.
Donald Shields, who cited health
reasons aggravated by the NCAA
investigation as the cause.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Accusj
that former University of Hoii, n| T
head football coach Bill Ye»: u
made cash payments to atlii
won’t slow the school’s recoi
Athletic Director Rudy Davalos
Tuesday.
“This stuff is kind of old news
trying to look toward the future
this thing behind us,” said
named athletic director Jan. 9
the NCAA had already started j
vestigation of the school’s at
program.
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we are,” Davalos said.
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gation at Houston is still in thep
minary stage and that nonewinj
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public.
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comment on the memo, toldim
gators he gave small amounts
players on an irregular basisfot
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no allegations that would bring
Cougars any serious punishment
“I can’t see any major sanen
l>eing given to us for what
al>out,” Pardee said. ‘‘Humanii
things are different than pi
some kid $20,000 to sign.”
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gars for 25 years, said he
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to provide for people who aitia ,
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need like that,” Pardee said
“It just throws the coach in
awkward position. I think them
ought to l>e looked at, and if a
ly’s in distress, if people are in in
it should make some provisions,
said.
Pardee said he often sees
need in the athletes.
“I’m gonna play by the rules.
I'll tell you, I go home feeling
sometimes too,’ v Pardee said
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