Ohio State self-imposes NCAA postseason bans for 2020-21
Ohio State has self-imposed penalties to three programs, including women's basketball, amid an NCAA investigation.
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Ohio State WBB self-imposes posteason ban
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Ohio State self-imposes NCAA postseason bans for 2020-21
Ohio State has self-imposed penalties to three programs, including women's basketball, amid an NCAA investigation.www.usatoday.com
This one makes me laugh a bit, for those who follow OSU WBB a little bit will know why.
Who would have thought a program that hires parents to be assistant coaches to get their kids into the program would have violations?
20 years ago. Michael Morgan was hired in 2000 as assistant coach. His daughter, Crystal Smith, was a recruit from Louisianna who came to Iowa in 2002, She became an all-Big10 player and a WNBA player. Michael was a former mens player at Iowa.
Thanks, I really wasn't aware of this. This would have been Bluder's first season?
I believe Michael Morgan had long been associated with Coach Bluder, back when they had both been in the Des Moines area.
Ohio St. was shocked, I tell you shocked, that any of their athletic programs could have slipped to the dark side.
I thought that was not exactly the same quid pro quo type situation. First, Crystal was not a nationally top ranked recruit with offers from all the premier programs. Also, in the OSU case, there was a second ‘so-so’ sister that was part of a two scholarships for one player package. Then there is the fact that Michael Morgan was a ex-Iowa Hawkeye and that the new administration had a need for an assistant, so it wasn’t a case where a position was somehow miraculously made a available. Not only that, but he was arguably more qualified to coach than the father in the OSU’s case. Finally, I believe for the Hawkeyes, it was a happy coincidence and not a case of quid pro quo.
If I remember correctly, Michael Morgan ran the summer league in Des Moines for Coach Bluder's Drake players, similar to the Game Time League here.
Will anybody also bring up the fact that Kate Martin's aunt is Coach Jensen's partner and compare it to Ohio State?
yeah, I agree. It was not even close to what OSU did, and Crystal was not a big-time recruit (just turned into a big-time player).
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