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[SIZE=10pt]AP - TCU's run in at their first BCS bowl last fall may be tarnished after reports surfaced today that almost every player on the roster are being given good educations in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. "It's important to remember that right now these are only allegations -- allegations that we are looking into," said NCAA president James Isch. "But, obviously, if true, this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It's not fair for players at one school to be given good educations while athletes at other member schools receive basic, remedial instruction that is worth essentially nothing." According to documents seized from the school's registrar's office, TCU's players have received an education worth $43,616 per year totaling almot $175,000 over a four-year career.
Compare that to player at a school like Texas, where tuition is set at $4,051 -- but with an actual value far below that. "I don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Texas AD Deloss Dodds . "But we're talking about almost $140,000 (sic) difference in education per player -- and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these TCU players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NFL, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It's far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high-priced education."
In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many TCU players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known to not be tutors. TCU quarterback, Andy Dalton, denied allegations that the Horned Frog program is cheating. "The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane," he said, implicating the program further.
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Compare that to player at a school like Texas, where tuition is set at $4,051 -- but with an actual value far below that. "I don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed," said Texas AD Deloss Dodds . "But we're talking about almost $140,000 (sic) difference in education per player -- and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated, which many of them do not. Then these TCU players are reportedly stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NFL, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It's far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high-priced education."
In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education, many TCU players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are known to not be tutors. TCU quarterback, Andy Dalton, denied allegations that the Horned Frog program is cheating. "The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane," he said, implicating the program further.
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