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ngi wtnia director Battalion Sports Page 7 • Wednesday, October 7, 1998 1 discus conomyl predicis dpstudai opened jitii Asian 3 llegal motion &M cleans up act with tough compliance program Quesada’s injury leaves questions about lineup BY JEFF WEBB The Battalion anuary’s biggest party at Texas A&M a about-; University will most likely be thrown ay the Athletics Department, but not sponsor-ci sssarily on New Year’s Eve. iteandtk here will be a reason for the depart- i Comnisljit to celebrate when A&M is finally re ed from probation instituted by the A stemming from 1993 infrac- connected to five student-ath- receiving payment for work performed. We will be extremely hap- A&M Athletics Director ly Groff said. “Whether ewill be a public celebra nt not sure. ” lowever, times have aged and, according to ly athletics directors like isiana Tech University’s Oakes, the A&M compli- department has evolved one of the nation’s best, es said he was surprised nA&M forfeited its Sept. 24 iry over the Bulldogs because eineligibility of senior running D’Andre “Tiki” Hardeman. AM has a reputation for having of the best departments in the na- ” Oakes said. raff said the posting errors in Harde- ’sgrades, while made within the Reg- r’sOffice, should have been caught by Ihletics Department, he blame was placed on the registrar, r ally the entire blame should not have acts atleaEjj on them,” Groff said. “They are >X P° le to catch it. They were the people should have caught the problem, but Ink our academic staff dropped the J They should have known going in he eligible. s 100 aticPd if we made a mistake, the registrar ■ the next check and balance. As it i endrivci|fd out, they made a mistake and it elude bt: ■rs andJi ioI. i ;s and ni and imps cussed, s an inct :e at the lay weefc s of vi! ifs sm magnified the situation. But in my opin ion, our academic people should have caught it.” Hardeman’s ineligibility has been the only smudge on an otherwise clean record for A&M athletics since the 1993 case. ixp ritifl ? to some; ege oite s suchai Duncil wii freelund /es from/: go to 111 li iree luncl d 12:30 p. istrative: .griculti ■ all inteii] lave entsintti;| i up for es givesti • of theta ompanies However, with that probation, A&M became one of three universities to re ceive seven public penalties imposed for violations since 1952. The NCAA committee that investigated the case found evidence of a 12th Man Foundation booster providing payment to student-athletes for work not performed, providing financial aid to prospective stu dent-athletes, and providing extra benefits to student-athletes. Because the NCAA placed A&M on probation connected to men’s basketball violations in October 1990, the Aggie athletics program was eligible for the so- called “death penalty,” which could eliminate competition in football for an entire season. However, since the NCAA cited A&M attempts to bring its athletics program into compliance with NCAA guidelines, and the violations occurred in connection with one booster, the death penalty was elimi nated as a possible punishment. The NCAA handed Southern Methodist University the death penal ty for giving extra benefits, including cash payments, to student-athletes in 1986 and was banned from par ticipation in football in 1987. Illegal cash payments made to student-athletes were not uncom mon just three decades ago. Bob Hollier, an A&M offensive lineman from 1963-65 who played under coach Hank Fold- berg, said it was nearly impossi ble to prevent players from re ceiving payments. “After games, we would go back to Henderson Hall, which was the athletic dorm at the time,” Hollier said. “There would be envelopes on the bed. There would be $50 in the envelope if we lost and $100 if we won. Back then, that was a lot of money. You could go out and have a good time. “Soon, there was an NCAA investiga tion. There were 90 kids that left the pro gram', including me. But now, they’re try ing to do the right thing. They’re not going to cheat.” With the new NCAA rule allowing ath letes to hold jobs during the semester, Groff said compliance methods have al ready been activated to ensure guidelines are followed. “The compliance office handles jobs for student-athletes,” Groff said. “Any athlete working must fill out a form, and the em ployers are given the rules and guidelines. see NCAA on Page 8. BY JEFF WEBB The Battalion Texas A&M senior center Dario Quesa- da said his bad back will keep him from completing his college eligibility, but might not end his playing career. “I don’t think this will end my career,” Quesada said. “It is the end of my college career. 1 plan on healing my back, but I don’t know how long it will take to do that. My eligibility is over.” Quesada, who first suffered the injury in September 1997, said he will have a Mag netic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test and will then start a rehabilitation program. “When we started the conditioning pro gram, it just gave up on me,” he said. “I guess I’m used to it after a year. I’m not going to sit out like last year and gain 20 pounds.” New men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins will now have to fill the spots of two front-line players. In addition to Quesada’s injury, senior forward Calvin Davis also will not play in 1998 because of back problems. "At this point, going on what the doc tors say, I don’t look for Calvin to play any more,” Watkins said. “Only time will tell. Dario’s problem was that he got to a point where we had to try it out. We went through individual workouts, and it just wasn’t working.” With the dismissal of guard Steve Hous ton from the team, Watkins will have to deal with the loss of three returning schol arship players. The majority of playing time at the guard positions will fall to sophomore Michael Schmidt, senior Chris Clayton and sophomore T.J. Brown. Front-line re turners include senior Chris Richards, ju nior transfer Jason Boeker, sophomore Aaron Jack and senior Shanne Jones. Ju nior Jerald Brown could play at either the guard or forward positions. Watkins recruited guards Clifton Cook and Shelton Wise, and forwards Paul Ja cobs and Larry Jackson. Forward-center Joe White signed with the Aggies when Tony Barone was coach. Alfred named starting quarterback WACO, Texas (AP) — Jermaine Alfred, who guid ed Baylor’s second-half comeback that fell just short against Texas Tech, will be the Bears’ starting quarter back against Kansas. Baylor coach Dave Roberts said Alfred “earned the right” to start ahead of sophomore Odell James, but both quarter backs will play. “I talked to [James] after the game and said, ‘Hey, I thought you played fine, but Jermaine gave us a spark,”’ Roberts said Monday. “And that’s what we need right now. We need a spark offen sively. And (Alfred] deserves a right just like Odell deserved the right after spring.” In Sat urday’s 31- 29 loss to Texas Tech, Al fred came off the bench late in the third quarter and completed 14 of 23 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown. “We haven’t seen him JAMES play that way since we’ve been here,” Roberts said. “We were thrilled that he gave us that spark, because it gave us a chance to get back in the game. And maybe he can continue to do that. I certainly hope so. He’s capable of doing that. He can sure throw the ball well enough.” Alfred, a junior, is 3-5 as a starter. Two of his wins came as a true freshman in 1995. 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