While Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive is trying to prevent his football coaches from slugging it out on the sands of Destin, Fla., something of real importance in college football stuck in my craw.
When Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon tested positive for a dietary supplement and lost his appeal to the NCAA, the Memphis native saw his college career come to an unceremonious end.
Here's the ludicrous situation: Jarmon purchased the supplement at a retail store where you and I can buy the same supplement. But unlike football players who take banned substances to make them look as if they had swallowed an air hose, Jeremy Jarmon was trying to lose weight.
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Comments » 6
TD_4_UT writes:
You have got to check things out with your Coaches, geez you are after all a college football player. This is a sad story but he should have known better. NCAA is very strict on this subject. Too bad for this kid.
dvhill100 writes:
I do feel for the young man, but it is big boy rules.
Orangeblood13 writes:
I agree, with all the national attention, why try to take anything without checking first.
jakethevolguy writes:
I agree long vol. This is ludicrous when you consider some of the things other guys get away with during their careers. Sounds like this may have been a natural diuretic. If one had been perscribed by his doctor for his health would the NCAA still have given him the death penalty? The NCAA has about as many rules as the government has laws. No one can keep up with all the BS.
CoverOrange writes:
If an athlete tests positive for marijuana, he is given counseling and a second, sometimes third tries. Test positive for OTC supplement and banned for life? Where's the empathy?
volboy81 writes:
why should the NCAA worry about the life or future of a player? They have WAY too much to do telling schools how politically incorrect their nicknames and mascots are!!
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