Leroy Lizard
7/28/2010, 04:58 PM
Well, not to the NCAA or its competition:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...,7449624.story
Right in the middle of Glen Stanley's appeal to get his release from his National Letter of Intent at USC, the fall of Troy has made things even more difficult.
USC athletic director Mike Garrett was fired this week, replaced by former USC quarterback Pat Hayden. The move and a few other changes on the USC coaching staff have once again put Stanley's release request in limbo.
Several players have already transferred from USC following NCAA sanctions banning the Trojans from postseason play for the next two years, and reducing the number of scholarships available for the next four years. Seniors and juniors have been granted transfer freedom by the NCAA, while freshmen and sophomores must request release from their National Letter of Intent (NLI).
Stanley is a 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker with 4.4-second 40-yard dash speed. He has three years of eligibility remaining after having played one season at Eastern Arizona College.
According to Stanley's Orlando attorney Shannon Ligon, Stanley was told by USC officials that the Trojans were not going to give him his scholarship release. A USC release is required of players who have three or four years of remaining eligibility. Ligon, who had already filed for an appeal hearing date, will reissue the appeal request for the new administrative director.
"We will reissue my letter of representation to them and my demand for them to release Mr. Stanley from his NIL due to the hiring of the new athletic director and we'll still be working to get an earlier appeal hearing date," Ligon said.
In the rules of release for the NLI, in the section Penalty Provisions and Appeals Pocess, Provision 5 indicates a student may be completely released from his or her NLI obligation, including the one-year Basic Penalty, with approval from the original signing institution, in this case USC. The institution must indicate its decision of "Complete Release" on the NLI Release Request Form.
Should the release be denied, such as in Stanley's case, the appeal can be filed to the NLI Policy and Review Committee. USC will then have 30 days to respond to the request.
So for now, Stanley watches the parade of players exit the Halls of Troy.
Travon Patterson (Colorado), Jordan Campbell (Louisville), FB D.J. Shoemate (Colorado), and the biggest one so far, and not in size only, was one of the nation's top recruits in 2010 OL Seantrel Henderson, an incoming freshman. That release raised some eyebrows and made it appear that Stanley was surely close to gaining his own release.
Some say, however, that Henderson's release was a handshake agreement made between Kiffin and Henderson's father in case the program was hit with severe sanctions following the NCAA investigation into the Reggie Bush scandal. [If true, you cannot run a program like that.]
It's simple for Stanley. He saw a window -- the sanctions -- and figured he'd jump through it. He just wants to move back closer to his home in Ocala, where his girlfriend and 2-year-old daughter currently live.[Sucks for them.]
The wait may be a while, but at least he's in good company back home.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...,7449624.story
Right in the middle of Glen Stanley's appeal to get his release from his National Letter of Intent at USC, the fall of Troy has made things even more difficult.
USC athletic director Mike Garrett was fired this week, replaced by former USC quarterback Pat Hayden. The move and a few other changes on the USC coaching staff have once again put Stanley's release request in limbo.
Several players have already transferred from USC following NCAA sanctions banning the Trojans from postseason play for the next two years, and reducing the number of scholarships available for the next four years. Seniors and juniors have been granted transfer freedom by the NCAA, while freshmen and sophomores must request release from their National Letter of Intent (NLI).
Stanley is a 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker with 4.4-second 40-yard dash speed. He has three years of eligibility remaining after having played one season at Eastern Arizona College.
According to Stanley's Orlando attorney Shannon Ligon, Stanley was told by USC officials that the Trojans were not going to give him his scholarship release. A USC release is required of players who have three or four years of remaining eligibility. Ligon, who had already filed for an appeal hearing date, will reissue the appeal request for the new administrative director.
"We will reissue my letter of representation to them and my demand for them to release Mr. Stanley from his NIL due to the hiring of the new athletic director and we'll still be working to get an earlier appeal hearing date," Ligon said.
In the rules of release for the NLI, in the section Penalty Provisions and Appeals Pocess, Provision 5 indicates a student may be completely released from his or her NLI obligation, including the one-year Basic Penalty, with approval from the original signing institution, in this case USC. The institution must indicate its decision of "Complete Release" on the NLI Release Request Form.
Should the release be denied, such as in Stanley's case, the appeal can be filed to the NLI Policy and Review Committee. USC will then have 30 days to respond to the request.
So for now, Stanley watches the parade of players exit the Halls of Troy.
Travon Patterson (Colorado), Jordan Campbell (Louisville), FB D.J. Shoemate (Colorado), and the biggest one so far, and not in size only, was one of the nation's top recruits in 2010 OL Seantrel Henderson, an incoming freshman. That release raised some eyebrows and made it appear that Stanley was surely close to gaining his own release.
Some say, however, that Henderson's release was a handshake agreement made between Kiffin and Henderson's father in case the program was hit with severe sanctions following the NCAA investigation into the Reggie Bush scandal. [If true, you cannot run a program like that.]
It's simple for Stanley. He saw a window -- the sanctions -- and figured he'd jump through it. He just wants to move back closer to his home in Ocala, where his girlfriend and 2-year-old daughter currently live.[Sucks for them.]
The wait may be a while, but at least he's in good company back home.