Friday, December 23, 2005
USC needs to be careful
USC quarterback Matt Leinart was declared ineligible earlier this month; however, he's now free and clear to play in the Rose Bowl, having been reinstated.
He appeared in a spot on ESPN, saying "SportsCenter is next" after the Trojans beat UCLA on December 3. This violated an NCAA rule, and led the school to declare Leinart ineligible.
"Whenever we are aware that media outlets ask student-athletes to do these kinds of tags, we immediately cut them off," USC's sports information director said in published reports. "Unfortunately, this one slipped by."
USC has too much at stake for something like this to slip by. With a 34-game winning streak and a shot at another national championship, the team can't afford a distraction like this. And, it certainly can't afford to monkey around and lose a star player.
He appeared in a spot on ESPN, saying "SportsCenter is next" after the Trojans beat UCLA on December 3. This violated an NCAA rule, and led the school to declare Leinart ineligible.
"Whenever we are aware that media outlets ask student-athletes to do these kinds of tags, we immediately cut them off," USC's sports information director said in published reports. "Unfortunately, this one slipped by."
USC has too much at stake for something like this to slip by. With a 34-game winning streak and a shot at another national championship, the team can't afford a distraction like this. And, it certainly can't afford to monkey around and lose a star player.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 12:02 AM
