… Before this rash of arrests, Pitt had no procedure for screening football recruits for past trouble with the law. But after Knox’s arrest Pitt’s athletic department implemented a new policy requiring coaches to seek more detailed background information on potential recruits.
… Pittsburgh had more players in trouble with the law (22) than any other school among SI’s 2010 preseason Top 25.
… Pitt chancellor Mark Nordenberg and athletic director Steve Pederson declined requests for comment…
… [C]ollege coaches are willing to recruit players with questionable pasts to win. More surprising, however, is just how little digging college coaches do into players’ backgrounds before offering them a scholarship…
March 3rd, 2011 at 9:38AM
Just as I was starting to feel slightly optimistic yesterday after hearing that BYU suspended a top player for the rest of the season, due to violations of the school’s honor code….