Okay, admittedly, 90% is a wild guess. Let it be known, there is no statistical data that backs that up. But, me and most of my buddies did it, so to me, that’s science. Anyway, you know when you get money for books, whether it be via loans or via los parents, you may or may not make your book cost estimate a little higher than it should be. College is tough. Even with a job, I was always broke. Drinking Eating is expensive. Well, apparently, Charleston Southern University just ain’t having it and suspended 30-plus players for spending book money on something other than books.
Via CBS Sports:
Multiple Charleston Southern players announced late Thursday that half the team has been suspended for the game (against Florida State).
In a Facebook post, wide receiver Colton Korn said the suspensions of 30-plus players — FCS teams have 85 scholarships split among 63 athletes — stem from them using book money on non-book supplies at the bookstore, which resulted in a violation of NCAA rules.
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Running back Ben Robinson also said he and more than 30 of his teammates were told of their suspensions on Thursday. He continued, saying they were given the choice to either sit out the Florida State game or their conference game the following week. Probably a good choice, considering the Charleston Southern Buccaneers will be 37.5-point underdogs when they face Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee.
Via Ben Robinson Facebook:
So basically about 30+ players on my team including me have been suspended for using book money to buy other things in the book store like pencils, binders, and electronics, out of our school bookstore. We would have left over book money and the workers in the bookstore advised us to spend the money because we would not get it back, so we did. Now the school and NCAA are saying that is against the rules. So we all have to pay a fine and sit out a game. About 30mins before practice started I was given the option of sitting out this week against FSU or next game against a conference opponent.
So yeah, I mean, dayum. This is why the NCAA is filled with total blinding hypocrisy, but that’s another story for another time. At the end of the day, it was wise of the program to nip this in the bud by suspending the players for a game they are virtually guaranteed to lose, instead of the NCAA catching you themselves.
[via CBS Sports]
