Convicted Ponzi-scheme proprietor and current inmate Nevin Shapiro is talking, and the NCAA is listening.
Shapiro is giving accounts of benefits received by dozens of Miami recruits, which include everything from prostitutes to cash.
These violations are not being taken lightly, and if Shapiro possesses the proof he claims to possess, the “U” could be in for the infamous “death penalty,” akin to the one Southern Methodist University received in the late '80s.
With the recent exposure of Ohio State’s dalliances into “Tattoo Gate” resulting in the resignation of head coach Jim Tressel, an unlikely circle is now complete.
The two national-championship finalists which met in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl are now two programs in states of flux that may take generations to overcome.
Perhaps the devil has cashed in his marker for giving Ohio State the championship on the phantom pass-interference call in double overtime.
Whatever the case, Miami has joined powerhouses Ohio State and last de...
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