The University of Tennessee has fined women's soccer coach Angela Kelly and suspended her for one game for using an ineligible athlete in an indoor tournament in February.
Kelly was fined $500 and suspended from the first regular-season game of the fall 2008 season.
UT's discipline was outlined in a March 4 letter to the SEC office that was obtained by the News Sentinel through the Freedom of Information Act.
The name of the athlete was removed from the letter. According to the letter from women's assistant athletic director Todd Dooley, the athlete played her fourth and final season in 2007. The athlete failed to meet the NCAA Credit-Hour Requirements during the fall semester.
Kelly assumed the athlete could compete in a spring tournament while academically ineligible because she had completed her eligibility, the letter said.
The athlete played during an indoor tournament at Tusculum College in Greeneville.
According to the letter, during a conversation with another ineligible player, the athlete became aware a violation may have occurred and reported to her academic counselor. She was then directed to the compliance office.
In addition to the fine and suspension, Kelly received an official reprimand.
UT requested to the SEC that the violation be deemed Level I Secondary in nature.
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Comments » 12
pdhuff#552644 writes:
There was a time when a certain Auburn tailback didn't even go to class during the fall-winter period. He knew the NFL was calling and compliance wouldn't be checked until next semester or might have been quarter. Years ago.
Things seem to have tightened up a bit.
miamiVOL writes:
she made a mistake, maybe the ATH told her "coach 100% i promise ive earned my eligibility" etc etc, i knew a few of the girls on the team when i went, they had a sweet party house on james agee!
utchris writes:
They have a compliance department so that you do not have to guess or assume. Pay the fine, sit out the game, and turn the page.
BillVol writes:
Let's just crucify her. My gosh, Ange is one of the finest people we have on campus. We are overreacting here big time.
kcabutti writes:
You guys are such hypocrites!!!! Stupidity is never an excuse. You were all singing a different tune when UCONN had a minor violation with Mya Moore. If fact it was Summit,Jennings & Cronan that filed the complaint. The NCAA should have taken away scholarships etc.,away from UT for this major violation. Oh but wait it is okay for UT to do this. UT down played the seriousness of this.Isn't Karma wonderful!!!! Some advice for Jennings, and Cronan, you have to paint stripes on you two to see if your walking or rolling, get some exercise!!!!
Volunatic writes:
Pipe down, kcabutti.
One major difference, UT self-reported in this instance, but UConn only "self-reported" after the story was already in the national news.
By the way, sorry that the Lady Huskies had no clue what "defense" was when they played Stanford. I hear that defense wins championships.
GO LADY VOLS!
volunteer4life2 writes:
kcabutti go kiss geno's ass and get on their website. Who the hell are you Jenny Craig or Joe Weider? Geno's an ass and seems you are too.
kcabutti writes:
This has nothing to do with UCON or Geno. I don't even like the Huskies. A violation is a violation. Seems like UT lives a double standard.
Don't like to have it thrown back in your faces do you? Isn't Karma a @#%*+. Go NCAA rules committee!!!!!!!!!!
volunteer4life2 writes:
I don't give a damn about the violations I justed posted because you are a self absorbed ass that obviously doesn't like UT or you wouldn't be bad mouthing Joan and Debbie. I haven't seen kcabutti on FHM or Maxim lately. If I were to judge you it would be #1 female dog.
kcabutti writes:
volunteer4life2 Back at you!!! Do Joan and Debbie work for the UT athletic department, or is it the womens apparel for enourmous sizes(Biggy sized). If you are a wide as you are tall please shop our deparment found on campus the UT campus.
volunteer4life2 writes:
My only and last question for you is if your not a fan of The University of TN why are you on here degrading our team, university, and fans? Find a damn team and support it and stop running your femi nazi mouth on this site!
kcabutti writes:
Typical southern male mentality to assume that I'm a female. So I guess you are a real bastard. Hope I run into you sometime at one of the games you need a good ass kickin. I would be glad to do it. Make sure there is a body bag near by to haul your ass off when I'm done with you.
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