NU's Martinez - Father got NU contract pre-commit

Submitted by jtmc33 on

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/12/30/nebraska.taylor.martinez.father.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

Summary:  Nebraska singed an agreement with Martinez's father in 2007 to sell athletic  NU gear - Martinez committed in 2008.

Looks like you can't tade cash for your kid's commitment (Mr. Newton!), however, according to Nebraska, you can trade a contract that will make you cash for a kid's commitment.

So, you just need to launder the money through a legit business. 

That makes sense.

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aaamichfan

December 30th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^

It's hard for me to believe Nebraska needed to pay a 3-star guy to come there. Maybe he grew up as a fan and the deal would have happened anyways?

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shorts

December 30th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^

I can see a bit of a slippery slope here, but he also got contracts with a handful of other schools about the same time, and I think it's reasonable to assume that his son wanted to go to a place like Nebraska -- where he might be able to be a four-year starter at a traditional powerhouse -- on its own merits.

Basically, if this happened at Michigan (say Denard's dad had a similar deal), I would be a little concerned about what the NCAA would say, but I wouldn't feel like anything dirty had happened.

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artds

December 30th, 2010 at 3:14 PM ^

If only the free market system was allowed to apply to collegiate athletics the same way it apllies to everything else, all of this controversy could be avoided and we could just enjoy the games.

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