Oklahoma limits businesses to employing five athletes at a time Changes outlined to NCAA in school's annual compliance report Oklahoma limits businesses to employing five athletes at a time
NORMAN — Oklahoma has banned any business from employing more than five Sooner athletes at the same time as part of its response to NCAA violations that occurred when three football players took pay for work they had not done at a car dealership.
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In a series of compliance changes intended to bring more thorough monitoring of athletes' employment, even those who do not have a job are required to fill out a form stating their status.
The changes were outlined to the NCAA in the university's annual compliance report required after major violations by the football and men's basketball programs. The Associated Press obtained the report Tuesday through an open records request.
Oklahoma subjected itself to an external audit by The Compliance Group in February 2007 and subsequently updated its student-athlete employment policy.
Athletes who wish to seek a job must now fill out employment registration forms and have them signed by their coaches before turning them in to the compliance department. Compliance officials then check with the coach to verify the signature and then work with the employer to ensure that NCAA rules are followed.
The Sooners were stripped of two scholarships after the NCAA ruled that quarterback Rhett Bomar, offensive lineman J.D. Quinn and walk-on Jermaine Hardison had taken pay for work they did not perform at the Big Red Sports and Imports car dealership in Norman. Bomar and Quinn were kicked off the team in August 2006.
Oklahoma reported to the NCAA that it started periodic spot checks of athletes' employers last year and even monitors Big Red Sports and Imports, where athletes are prohibited from working.
In its investigation, the NCAA blamed Oklahoma for failing to collect gross earning statements for 12 football players who had informed the university that they were employed by Big Red in the summer of 2005.
The new employment registration form authorizes employers to release earnings information to the school, and the university provides employers with gross earnings information forms and self-addressed, stamped envelopes to return them to the school.
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M, Edmond. What is wrong with a business hiring an athlete or any other student. The problem isn't with having a job and working, the problem is with cheating, where ever it occurs.
Sounds like ou will have to go back to their tradition of paying them outright instead of pretending to give them jobs. At least 5 higher paid football players can be covered by the pretend job thing. Maybe that will keep them from losing another one like Bomar. I bet boosters lost a lot of money on him.
I don't think any booster should be able to employ any athlete. If they want to support the school, then they should hire just students and not athletes. I see nothing wrong with the school hiring the athletes. It gives them the opportunity to make some money while giving back to the school and it would be regulated better. That way if anything goes bad, the school can't say they didn't know because it happened in their work program.
Cash, they could not have gone to jail because they didn't do anything illegal. Getting paid more than you're worth is not against the law. It is against NCAA rules though & they were botted from the team, a perfectly just punishment.
One summer when I was in school, I worked for University Services, basically the construction arm of OSU. At that time, there were probably 50 athletes of different sports employed doing everything from painting to fixing blinds. My point is, if OU can limit an outside company to only five student/athlete/employees, then they (OU) can only hire five as well. Otherwise, sit back and watch the sparks fly.
so now the dealership can help 5 cheat instead of three? Those crooks should have gone to jail. Any school should suffer scholarship loss and or probation not just OU. We are raising atheletes that think cheating, robbing, dope, stealing are ok because they are exempt from being law abiding citizens. Lest anyone think otherwise I am a OU fan since 1948.
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so now the dealership can help 5 cheat instead of three? Those crooks should have gone to jail. Any school should suffer scholarship loss and or probation not just OU. We are raising atheletes that think cheating, robbing, dope, stealing are ok because they are exempt from being law abiding citizens. Lest anyone think otherwise I am a OU fan since 1948.
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so now the dealership can help 5 cheat instead of three? Those crooks should have gone to jail. Any school should suffer scholarship loss and or probation not just OU. We are raising atheletes that think cheating, robbing, dope, stealing are ok because they are exempt from being law abiding citizens. Lest anyone think otherwise I am a OU fan since 1948.
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