Scholarship Offer Revoked, Player Sues College
Here's a new twist to a new coach yanking a prospect's scholarship offer. A Boise, Idaho, high school senior is suing the University of Hawaii and one of its former assistant football coaches after his offer was pulled. The player, Daniel Smith, alleges that the assistant coach told him not to even speak to other schools after being offered a scholarship last April only to learn that all offers had been revoked after former Warriors coach June Jones left for Southern Methodist after this past season.
"I kept my end of the deal," Smith told the Associated Press. "I want the university to keep its end of the deal."
Can't see how Smith wins this one, as this seems to be happening more and more frequently - but I'm sure coaches and colleges all over will watch the see how this case is resolved.
By Josh Barr |
February 28, 2008; 12:48 PM ET
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Posted by: Anonymous | February 28, 2008 4:39 PM
It's long past time for these many-faced advisors to teen athletes to devise a revision to the standard NLIs now commonly signed.
For at least those athletes with leverage, these agreements should guarantee four years of scholarship and be binding on the school as they are on the student when signed.
I'd advocate that the NCAA make this happen, but strangely it seems to have no problem with a standardized contract that is remarkable one-sided in favor of the schools.
Posted by: McG | February 29, 2008 10:52 AM
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I can see lots of ways the University looses. They made an offer, it was accepted, student acted as one would reasonability expect him to based on the offer. It is called a contract and they go both ways.