Reports are surfacing that... GASP...the Auburn football program that won the National Championship in 2011 actually...GASP... altered key players grades to keep them eligible and ...gasp... paid some of these key players several thousand dollars to keep them at college another year rather than going pro.
I'm in no way saying that what Auburn did was right, I'm saying I'm guessing this is pretty common at every single major college University that features a great football program. All you need are some rich alumni able to bribe someone in the records department and a few coaches/alumni willing to filter money to the players under the table.
I would be shocked if more players, from many more universities, wouldn't tell similar stories, if they were asked under the right circumstances. College football is BIG money. To think that certain people wouldn't use some of that money to ensure a winning program is naive.
Until college players are actually compensated for their work, things like this will continue to happen. I won't bother with all the reasons why. I've done that a few times in the past already. Huge money brings about corruption. Look no further than government to see how this works.
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