'A Memo to the President of the Big Private University\r'

'Madam, the recent events that defecate brought our university within the media’s limelight whitethorn possibly give problems to the University, if no ready action is taken. Al confused me to outline the events and the executable NCAA infractions that our university whitethorn incur.\r\nThe University is in the middle of an NCAA-imposed probation. As such, any additional infraction may seriously agree the university’s status in the NCAA. The next incidents involving our male football team up may lead to unloved additional infractions: a total of 12 educatee-athletes had grade point averages ranging from 1.60 to 1.75; and Billy Joel, the team’s current quarterback, make an ad-lib organisation on future authority plans with Whitney Houston, a sports agent. Allow me to expound on my point.\r\nThe fact that atomic number 23 juniors, two sophomores, and five starters on defense get hold of averages from 1.60 to 1.75 goes against the pedantic standards set my NCAA. The five starters, all of whom were freshmen lastly class, had averages lower than the NCAA set average of 1.8. The NCAA Backgrounder on faculty member Reform clearly states the following: â€Å"Freshmen in college are necessitate to sleep with 24 hours of course work and crap at least a 1.8 grade-point average.” The low GPAs of the other student-athletes may also compromise a nonher rule of the NCAA. The fact that these students have averages ranging from 1.60 to 1.75 may mean that they have flunk marks which may greatly involve the boundary of their degree requirements.\r\nAgain, the said backgrounder is definitive: â€Å"Student-athletes entering college are required to blast 40 share of their degree requirements by the end of their second year, 60 percent by the end of year three, and 80 percent by the end of year four.” I give personally experience into this matter and investigate on the completion rates of the degree requirements of t hese anguished students.\r\n provided I think it is important for your genuine office to be aware of this potential problem. All in all, this lower than required grade point average of just about of our student athletes undermines the NCAA’s set Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 925. Not complying with the APR will mean a contemporaneous penalisation for the football team which, in barren language, refers to cuts in financial aids and scholarships minded(p) to individuals in the team.\r\nMadam, it is also bothersome that the learn mental faculty hid these from the school administration. I cannot collar who exactly in the coaching staff is culpable, but once NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions holds its own investigation, the university as an entity might not the only genius to be given a embolden; individuals from the coaching staff (and other individuals from tie in departments) may also be held on an individual basis liable and as such, individual sanctions may be imposed against them.\r\nThe last concern that I think should be brought up to your office is the fact that Billy Joel made an oral agreement with Whitney Houston, a sports agent, as he was threatened by the speculation that Marshall Mathers might take his step up as quarterback. Again, NCAA is clear in its memoranda to directors of gymnastic contest dated October 6, 2006, that student athletes are not allowed to have a indite or oral agreement with an agent who represents a sports agency.\r\nWe must bear in mind that even if Joel’s agreement rests on the future possibility of Mathers replacing him, such an oral agreement on future plans is also not allowed: student athletes may not â€Å"agree to be represented by an agent in the future” (NCAA, â€Å"A Career in Professional Athletics: A ingest for Making the Transition,” 2004, p. 26). This also highlights the fact that Mr. Joel did not inform either his coach or his compliance coordinator regard ing these matters.\r\nThese are the NCAA-related concerns that I estimation would be best to be brought up to your office.\r\nThank you.\r\nReferences\r\n(2006-07). NCAA waiver of initial donnish eligibility requirements pursuant to NCAA bylaw 14.3, application instructions.\r\n(2006-07). NCAA waiver of initial academic eligibility requirements pursuant to NCAA bylaw 14.3, waiver application.\r\nNCAA (2004). A Career in professional athletics: A guide for making the transition.\r\nNCAA (2005). NCAA backgrounder on athletic reform. In The online resource for the internal collegiate athletic association. Retrieved March 25, 2007, from http://www.ncaa.org/.\r\nNCAA (2005).APR questions and answers. In The online resource for the national collegiate athletic association. Retrieved March 25, 2007, from http://www.ncaa.org/.\r\nNCAA (2005).Infractions case: Lincoln University. In The online resource for the national collegiate athletic association. Retrieved March 25, 2007, from http:/ /www.ncaa.org/.\r\n'