OT: South Carolina Investigating Jadeveon Clowney
So apparently South Carolina is investigating Jadeveon Clowney's relationship with Jay-Z. Who recently has created Roc Nation Sports (sports agency). The university is looking into the relationship and determining if any NCAA violations, including any that would jeopardize his eligibility. (Per NFL.com)
South Carolina athletic department investigating if Jadeveon Clowney committed NCAA violation meeting w/ Jay-Z. (via http://t.co/Am0y2OZ2p4)
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 23, 2013
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000219956/article/has-jadeveon-clo…
...I sure hope he doesn't do anything stupid. Unless of course, someone tells me there's a good chance we play SCar again soon.
He got absolutely OWNED by Lewan all day. Our TE misses one blocking assignment, and an untouched Clowney obliterates a midget who is one-third his size and all anyone has ever been able to talk about since is said hit.
The kid is good, not great, and is a complete by-product of the "ESPN-ization" of American sports fans.
Seems like a recruiting pitch/publicity move in addition to whatever else it is
I bet Clowney gave zero thought to the fact that meeting a rap icon could jeopardize his eligibility. I know I wouldn't. I would be far too starstruck.
Clowney decides he doesn't want to risk another year in college ball but doesn't want to just sit the year out. So he conveniently just meets Jay-Z. It looks innocent and go still loses eligibility. Now he's free to train and sign with an agent.
Now, get me my tin foil hat.
He'd still have to sit a year, though. The supplemental draft already happened (no one was taken), so it's too late for him to jump to the NFL.
WOTS was he wanted to sit a year anyway.
What? Like he wants to not play football for a year? Why? If he wanted to do that, he should have quit USC and declared for next year's draft.
But I'm still not sure I get why. Injury concerns? It seems like any concerns over injury that would be mitigated would be far outweighed by myriad concerns associated with not playing for a year.
I guess if anyone could sit on their ass for a year and still land in the top of the first round, it'd be Clowney.
SHADDUP IT'S A CONSPIRACY DON'T QUESTION THE CONSPIRACY.
Chuck Norris has spoken. It no longer a conspiracy theory, it is now indeed fact.
and we somehow win the Outback?
I think teams are leery of drafting a guy who hasn't played in a year. Former USC and Lions reciever Big Mike Williams was one example of how a guy can lose his regimen and ability with a year off.
Are players not allowed to talk to agents at all or can they juste not exchange anything? Is it a situation where like with recruits and current players there has to be a prior relationship? They very well may be just buds right now, but there's also no doubt JayZ will try to sign him... Sticky situation.
Great Question and not knowing the NCAA rules well enough to know, I think it would be really hard exclude a player simply due to a meeting. I would expect a meeting with nothing exchanged (wink* wink* type deal) would be a "minor" violation. But if money, services, or any business agreement was exchanged then a "major" violation.
The question is if you are S. Carolina and it's a grey area do you play him risking violation of wins, or sit him and hope for the best.
Does anyone actually care about havings wins "voided"?
Do people care that we don't have any Fab Five banners in Crisler?
Of course you play him! The alternative is to sit your best player, who is not just good but an exceedingly remarkable talent. Not playing him would be nuts.
He can talk all he wants, so long as no money changes hands and (per @simandel) no oral or written agreement is reached.
I'm actually really encouraged South Carolina is investigating this. I suggests to me that they are genuinely interested in finding the truth. And I wouldn't be shocked to find that no agreement is in place and that he's fine to play.
Either way, South Carolina is trying to stay out front of a Reggie Bush situation here, and that's good.
Quoth the Hawk...
He gone!
I agree with the above: it sounds like a ploy. USC "says" they're investigating something that they/we all damn well know nothing is going to come from and they help their brand by letting it be known to younger kids, "Hey, our guys get to chat it up with the likes of Jay-Z".
officer came from Michigan, correct?
I think I see whats going on here.
Pretty random that nfl.com is the site that broke this news
Return the Espy!!!
Thank you for getting to the core of the real issue here!
To add a little background to the Jay-Z connection, per SI.com, Jay-Z and his recruitment of players has some under some scrutiny. From their article on this investigation:
"Jay-Z’s role with the Roc Nation Sports agency and his recruitment of players from other agencies has come under scrutiny. In June, Roc Nation Sports reported Jay-Z was licensed to work as an MLB and NBA agent. The NFLPA also probed Jay-Z’s recruitment of Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith."
The Geno Smith investigation mentioned is actually about whether or not union rules were violated because Jay-Z is not a certified advisor on NFLPA contracts, so there are numerous restrictions on what he could speak about when talking to a player.
Not as long as people keep bringing it up on MGoBlog
OTOH, there is a big difference between Mr. P and Jay-Z. Mr. Z runs an empire and is sharp as a tack, and I can see him pulling together a good team.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/7/23/4549642/jay-z-jadeve…
He apparently knows what he was doing. I had read on twitter his instragram conversation with Jay Z got deleted very quickly by Clowney.