Always one of the American university’s most criminalized football teams, the University of Florida Gators have lately outdone themselves. Aaron Hernandez’s Former Florida Teammate Charged With Murder runs a headline, and, yes, believe it or not, the team boasted two future murderers playing side by side! Hernandez killed acquaintances; Earl Joiner allegedly killed his wife. Earl Joiner Becomes Second Florida Gator to be Accused of Murder from 2007 Team notes another headline. Storied team! A school can’t pay for this kind of publicity!
June 13th, 2019 at 1:18PM
Meanwhile, Florida State privatizes its athletic department to shield it from inquiry. The new oversight organization is a non-profit. Others will certainly follow.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-athletics-0608-20190609-osc2hupcmfhvhdoeb32rquvw7m-story.html
June 13th, 2019 at 4:30PM
Ravi: Yes. And they’re far from the first university to do this.