Denny Chimes
11-18-2005, 08:52 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2227377
ATLANTA -- The NCAA placed Georgia Tech on two years of probation Thursday for using 17 academically ineligible athletes in four sports, including 11 in football.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2225416
"I feel compelled to say that this decision will send shock waves through college athletics programs around the country," Braine said. "Playing college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not a right. We must be able to set standards of conduct for our student-athletes, and we must be able to enforce and maintain discipline."
ATLANTA -- The NCAA placed Georgia Tech on two years of probation Thursday for using 17 academically ineligible athletes in four sports, including 11 in football.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2225416
"I feel compelled to say that this decision will send shock waves through college athletics programs around the country," Braine said. "Playing college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not a right. We must be able to set standards of conduct for our student-athletes, and we must be able to enforce and maintain discipline."