*Duped* High School Recruit: “I Made It All Up”

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Update: 'Duped' Nevada Recruit Made It All Up
Published 2/7/2008 by Brian Grummell at FanHouse
... a high school football recruit out of Nevada named Kevin Hart made a commitment to California several days ago. Problem was, Cal hadn't recruited him. Neither had any other schools. That prompted an investigation and the involvement of law enforcement. The story soon centered around a mysterious recruiter who allegedly duped the poor high school senior. Turns out we were all duped. SportsByBrooks is reporting (via the Reno Gazette-Journal) that Kevin Hart has admitted making it all up. "I wanted to play D-I ball ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 2/7/08
Published 2/7/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... recruiting diary, a gif-strewn litany of recruiting exultation from start to finish. If you were to tell us that she was up at 4:45 a.m. waiting by the fax machine like Pete Carroll, we would not have been surprised, though she would have been listening to Rick Ross instead of the Who, what with being a Miami fan and all. Randy Shannon truly was a shoplifting seagull yesterday, walking into Miami Northwestern and taking all the chips he liked. Yes, he made it up. All of it. Terrelle Pryor is still standing at the Starbucks. No, go ahead ...

UM Curriculum Soon To Include Handwriting Class
Published 2/8/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY, fine purveyor of Joe Tiller look-alike photos, has another fun college football recruiting story somewhat from the Kevin Hart file. (Tiller look-alikes are dope) Ken Gordon of the COLUMBUS DISPATCH reports that letters were sent to Ohio State football recruit Willie Mobley before signing day falsely claiming that the school was withdrawing its scholarship offer to him. C-D: “He received two letters, on Ohio State letterhead and postmarked Columbus, allegedly signed by coach Jim ...

Jeff Tedford Is Somehow Responsible For This
Published 2/24/2008 by Busted Coverage at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT reports a Florida A&M freshman QB is in hot water over an attack hoax that turned out to be his own creation . Police say on-field gunslinger Michael Johnson“lied about being attacked at gunpoint by three masked men in his dorm room.” Those involved with this case are still trying to figure out why Johnson would write “Mike + football = death” on his mirror, television and refrigerator.” Police and school officials were not impressed by the frosh’s creation since NIU and Virginia Tech are fresh in the minds of college students. Johnson, who transferred from Tulsa, had not even been practicing with the A&M team due to ...

PSU Players Now Claiming Innocence: “It’s A Joke”
Published 4/3/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The PORTLAND OREGONIAN continues to follow up on the ugly scene that recently played out in Cabo, Mexico between a Michigan man and two Portland State basketball players. Jeremiah Dominguez Scott Morrison Portland State Kyle Meagher of Lansing claims he was savagely beaten by PSU players Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez after he prevented them VIP access to a party. However, the Oregonian reports today that Morrison and Dominguez are claiming their innocence.“I’m not sure what to believe,” PSU coach Ken Bone said from San Antonio, where he’s attending events around the Final Four. “ I’ve heard from (assistant coach) Tyler Geving, and he told me that ...