Did Hart Family Fall Victim to a Scam Artist?

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Morning Constitutional: The Crowd Goes Mild at MSG
Published 2/6/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... Did Hart Family Fall For Scam Artist? | Wizard of Odds ...

Recruiting Scandal Update
Published 2/6/2008 by gulfcoastpolo at The Mountain West Conference Connection
... was that he choose Cal over Oregon without ever being offered a scholarship, Kevin never even visited or talk to coaches at any of his schools. Now there is information of a possible scam artist involved claiming to be go between for big time division one athletics. Wizard of Odds has more to add on this One item that is puzzling is that the person’s name is Kevin Riley, who ...

Recruiting Scandal UPDATE: Possible Scammer Involved
Published 2/6/2008 by Jeremy at Saturday Sound Offs-The Blog for the College Football Junkie
... was that he choose Cal over Oregon without ever being offered a scholarship, Kevin never even visited or talk to coaches at any of his schools. Now there is information of a possible scam artist involved claiming to be go between for big time division one athletics. Wizard of Odds has more to add on this ...

I felt sorry for this kid…
Published 2/6/2008 by Thermocaster at The Meaningful Collateral
... Er…only one problem. Cal never recruited him. Neither did Oregon.  The whole thing was apparently a scam, perpetrated by some guy using the pseudonym of Kevin Riley. And to top it all off, this Riley character actually took money from Hart’s parents for his recruiting. ...

The Kevin Hart Saga Just Got Even More Bizarre
Published 2/6/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... Cal redshirt freshman quarterback, but the sheriff’s department does not know of a connection between the Cal quarterback and the recruiter. This is getting too weird, and now there are even more unanswered questions. What did this guy have against Hart? Why did he use the name of the Cal quarterback? Didn’t the family realize there was something fishy about the situation? Should be interesting to see how this story unfolds. On another note, The Wizard of Odds uncovered a fake MySpace page for Hart…and from ...

02/07 Morning Minute: 19 Action News
Published 2/7/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... mean much. Which leads us to the recruiting story of Kevin Hart.  Kevin is a senior offensive lineman prospect that currently attends Fernley High School in Lyon County, California.  You see, Hart had recently held a press conference in his school to tell the entire student body (as well as faculty, staff and coaches) that he had agreed to play for Cal-Berkley.  The only problem?  Cal never recruited the student, sending a media blitz to find out what had actually happened.  Was the family scammed ?  After the fiasco spun out of control, Kevin finally ...