I’m hearing nothing but silence from the NCAA. If these schools acknowledge receiving unqualified athletes under false pretenses, their entire collegiate program system should be in suspension, immediately....and for a prolonged number of years. There’s no telling this was a single episode transgression.
very true
Of course the NCAA is silent. These people have been engaged in bribery to get their kids admitted to schools where these “unqualified” applicants are 100 times more qualified than your typical big-time NCAA athlete.
The universities are going to claim "they knew nothing". But how do you hide ghost athletes on that school's varsity programs? Wouldn't there be a noticeable "hole" on the court? Oh, sure the coach was "in on it". But wouldn't he/she need to be covered by the athletic director's office? And if said student-athlete was receiving scholarship money and never showed then the admin in charge of finances might stumble upon it. What if they were a fan of Varsity Crew?
Nah! Nobody putting together a conspiracy like this is leaving that to chance. Payoffs up & down the line. The money would have to be spread far & wide and sufficiently thick to prevent people from talking.