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Thorp Admits Secondary Violation |
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Written by Rick Martinez
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Saturday, 06 August 2011 08:35 |
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(CHAPEL HILL) – UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp admitted Friday he committed a secondary NCAA violation when he acknowledged a scholarship offer to former football coach Butch Davis' son to a reporter.
Thorp told a News & Observer and Charlotte Observer reporter Butch Davis offered a scholarship to his son Drew, a senior quarterback at East Chapel Hill High.
NCAA bylaws state college officials cannot discuss recruiting or recruits.
The newspapers report Butch Davis said in a statement he believed Thorp knew for some time about the recruitment of Drew Davis. Thorp didn't indicate he had any concerns, according to Davis' statement, until five days before Davis was fired.
Drew Davis completed 125 of 229 passes with 16 touchdown passes and seven interceptions in six games during an injury-shortened junior season last year. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 28 August 2011 13:27 |
