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Marvin Austin

North Carolina Tar Heels #9 - Defensive Tackle

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight: 310

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Marvin Austin's college cash hookup

Marvin Austin told North Carolina state investigators that he received money from an agent based in Georgia while he was a player for the UNC football team. Those and other impermissible benefits eventually got the Tar Heels program put on probation.

UNC Investigation into African-American Studies Department Finds Academic Fraud

An investigation into UNC's AFAM department finds academic fraud in over 50 classes.

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Should Universities Offer Majors in Football?

I've been taking a brief respite from Carolina sports with the end of the basketball season, while I try to gather my thoughts on the past season and some larger problems with college athletics. Of...

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Why I Really Don't Care About National Signing Day

I don't know when National Signing Day became a thing, exactly. I would have had no reason to pay attention to it before joining SB Nation, so I don't know if it was a big thing in the SEC before...

Football, FERPA, and Investigative Reporting

A First Amendment Day panel sheds some light on the problems in UNC's AFAM department.

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The ACC Weekly Swagger Meter

The bloggers of the ACC Roundtable have combined powers for the first ever ACC Swagger Meter!

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Ga Tech's recruiting disadvantage (Warning: rant alert)

Here is a story from the News & Observer today. This is the lead story. Not the sports section, mind you. This on the front page.  Marvin Austin was the catalyst for the investigation into the...

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The Miami Kerfuffle and What It Means To The NCAA

This should be the death knell for the NCAA as we all know and loath it.

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Some Thoughts on the Butch Davis Firing

Some Thoughts on the Butch Davis Firing

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Arkansas Compliance at Work

Arkansas' compliance department shares with the world how it works.

NCAA clears top NFL Draft prospect Quinton Coples

The NCAA concluded today that North Carolina senior defensive end Quinton Coples didn't violate any rules after attending a draft party for former teammate Marvin Austin, reports the Charlotte Observer.

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Stepped Up NCAA Enforcement Is An Incomplete Solution

Stepping up enforcement might help the NCAA cut back on violations, but it's an incomplete solution.

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