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Title: "NCAA declines comment as it reportedly investigates Alabama commit Darius Paige"
Post by: WALL-E on October 24, 2012, 03:03:03 PM
NCAA declines comment as it reportedly investigates Alabama commit Darius Paige
(http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/11752541-large.jpg)An NCAA enforcement representative is visiting Pensacola (Fla.) Washington High as part of an investigation into allegations of an improper transfer by Darius Paige, according to a report by the Pensacola News Journal.

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Title: Re: "NCAA declines comment as it reportedly investigates Alabama commit Darius Paige"
Post by: SUPERCOACH on October 24, 2012, 03:08:56 PM
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"This case is over and done with," Watson said. "The AHSAA and NCAA have both looked into his transfer and found nothing wrong."

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"I think the questions they want to answer right now is: Who was involved in this transfer? What happened as he left Washington? What happened as he got to Foley? Why did he transfer?"

Infante points out that even if Pruitt did suggest to Paige that he should transfer for academic purposes, it still would not be considered an NCAA violation.

"Now if the answers are 'Alabama told him to transfer to fix his academics' that is not by itself a problem. The biggest thing I think the NCAA is after is some background information for when Paige has to be certified academically."