2007 Qualifiers

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I heard from some guy who thinks he knows a lot about UT football that a couple of UT's star recruits didn't have a qualifying ACT to get in. Is this true and if so who were they?
 
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there will have to be 4 or 5 that won't qualify or the coaches wouldn't have wanted to sign over 30 recruits. We don't have a space for over 30 players, we only have space for about 25 or 26, so either they're going to gray-shirt some (which is unlikely), or some aren't going to qualify academically, which is the more likely sceneario. I think there are going to be at least 4 that won't qualify, and from what I've heard here in Knoxville, Cory Hall, Rae Sykes and Dennis Rogan are 3 that have work to do if they are going to qualify academically. That still leaves us a few over the available space so, I'm not sure who else could be excluded.
 
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kkep48 said:
there will have to be 4 or 5 that won't qualify or the coaches wouldn't have wanted to sign over 30 recruits. We don't have a space for over 30 players, we only have space for about 25 or 26, so either they're going to gray-shirt some (which is unlikely), or some aren't going to qualify academically, which is the more likely sceneario. I think there are going to be at least 4 that won't qualify, and from what I've heard here in Knoxville, Cory Hall, Rae Sykes and Dennis Rogan are 3 that have work to do if they are going to qualify academically. That still leaves us a few over the available space so, I'm not sure who else could be excluded.
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Forgot about Rogan.
 
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there's an article on govolsxtra right now, which i'm not subscribed to, and the headline says Nevin McKenzie has been ruled ineligible after a violation... if anyone reads this let us know what's up there, but there's another one.
 
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Jarrod Parrish, get ready. After the way he played in the spring, it will not be as big a blow as some might think
 
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Found it- says he might be able to play in the fall. Basically Troop thought Mckenzie's sister was his legal guardian and UT paid for her to come on his official visit with him. The sister said she files him as a dependent on her taxes and their mother is in prison. I think if she pays back $188 they can get him reinstated. UT self reported the violation so I think we will be ok
 
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So, UT hasn't ruled him ineligible? I thought that's what the headline said... it's a self-reported minor violation and he SHOULD be able to play??
 
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I'll just post it so you can read it. Hopefully I won't get in trouble.

UT declares signee McKenzie ineligible after violation
April 17, 2007

The eligibility of Tennessee football signee Nevin McKenzie is in question because of an NCAA violation which occurred on his recruiting visit to UT in January.

In reporting the violation to the NCAA, UT requested McKenzie's eligibility be reinstated based on "mitigating circumstances, the institution's corrective actions and the repayment to charity of the amount of the impermissible benefit received."

McKenzie, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound safety, is expected to compete for a starting position this fall. The junior college star played last season for Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, and has not yet enrolled at UT.

The recruiting violation involved food and lodging for the recruit's sister Jan. 10-12, according to UT's report, which was obtained through an open-record's request by the News Sentinel. UT became aware of the violation when the SEC notified the school that it had received a report regarding impermissible expenses.

UT reported that it covered those travel expenses for McKenzie's sister, Keisha, because assistant coach Trooper Taylor thought she was the recruit's legal guardian.

In UT's defense, it wrote that McKenzie's sister told Taylor she had acted as Nevin's legal guardian for the past few years when his mother was in prison. She said she had listed her brother as a dependent on her federal tax returns, the report stated. However, when asked if she had been appointed as his legal guardian by a court or state agency, she said she had not, according to UT's report.

UT stated that McKenzie's sister will be required to pay the $188.17 for two nights lodging and three meals to a charity of her choice.

UT also reported an NCAA violation by assistant coach Dan Brooks and Scott Altizer, UT's coordinator of football operations. UT became aware of the violation during a routine audit.

In its report, UT said Brooks provided round-trip transportation in his courtesy car to a recruit and his parents from their home in Burlington, N.C., to Knoxville. The recruit, Dwight Jones, later signed with the University of North Carolina.

Brooks said in the report that he thought it was permissible to allow the parents to ride with their son since it didn't involve any additional cost. Altizer agreed that it was permissible but didn't notify the UT compliance staff, according to the report.

Brooks and Altizer were sent letters of admonishment, the report stated
 
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hmm, ok, thanks... that sounds like something that can be taken care of, I've heard of several cases where the money is repaid to charity and the kid is allowed into school.
 
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It's on par with what happened with Jacques McLendon last year. No biggie. The money will be repaid and that is that.
 
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the only thing that concerns me is the fact that UT, apparently, didn't self-report the violation. It said in that article that the SEC notified the school of the violation, then UT acted on it. In most cases, the school self-reports the violation, repays the money and the player is reinstated. I don't know the difference in consequences if the SEC has to report the violation instead of the school doing it.
 
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No clue, worst chances are Hall and Sykes. Rogan, Vinson, Melancon, and Brimfield also had some work to do.
 
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