re: NCAA had no choice

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Point is, you can't just rule someone ineligible because someone they know wanted money for a commitment. It doesn't matter if it's his coach, parent, acting agent, cuz, best friend, or some crackhead off the street.

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You can't just throw parent in that list. That is the issue as far as precedent setting. It would not be setting up any issue to firmly state that the player and immediate family are one entity as far as violations are concerned.

There is almost no way to "prove" that a player knows what his parents are doing. Normal avenues of doing that don't apply (phone calls, etc.)