How long before academic fraud — which is much more nefarious than a handshake of Benjamins — is the new cheaters' du jour? It can't be much longer.
*reaches into hat*
Texas! No surprise here. They do it bigger there if you didn't know, baby. Let's see what brings Texas into hot waters.
From Brad Wolverton of Chronicle.com:
The accusations against [former Texas basketbaler Martez] Walker, one of several new claims of academic misconduct involving Texas athletes, illustrate how the university has appeared to let academically deficient players push the limits of its policy on academic integrity as it has sought to improve its teams' academic records.
Like many big-time programs, Texas has dozens of athletes who came to the flagship campus unprepared for academic rigor. Keeping those players eligible without sacrificing academic standards is a balancing act that institutions are finding increasingly difficult to manage.
Among the high-profile programs that have recently stumbled are those at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Syracuse University. At Texas, blurry lines between athletics and academics have raised concerns that the athletic department has intruded too far on academic matters.
Must have been a helluva background check they ran at Tennessee, where Rick Barnes was hired earlier this year after Texas canned his ass. Seems like there's more mud in that pit than needed to just get Barnes dirty, though.
