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发帖数: 764 | 1 ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia tight end Orson Charles has been linked to a
former Miami booster who told Yahoo! Sports he provided impermissible
benefits to dozens of Hurricane football players and other athletes.
The report says Charles was among the players improperly brought to Nevin
Shapiro while still in high school so the booster could try to persuade him
to attend Miami. Charles wound up signing with the Bulldogs.
Former Miami tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Joe Pannunzio
set up the meeting between Charles and Shapiro, according to the report.
Pannunzio is now director of football operations at Alabama.
Yahoo! Sports reported Shapiro’s allegations Tuesday. He is serving a 20-
year prison sentence for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme. | t*****s
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Georgia TE Orson Charles cleared by NCAA on Miami matter
12:09 pm August 17, 2011, by Chip Towers
ATHENS – Neither Georgia nor tight end Orson Charles will face any NCAA
repercussions with regard to Charles’ inclusion in the Yahoo! Sports report
on a rogue Miami booster he is alleged to have met during recruiting.
So says UGA in a brief statement it released about the situation late
Wednesday morning.
“The University of Georgia is aware of the article mentioning Orson Charles
and has been in communication with the NCAA. There are no issues with UGA
or eligibility issues with Orson Charles. UGA will have no further comment
regarding this matter.”
Georgia contacted the NCAA shortly after the Yahoo! Sports report was
published online late Tuesday. Charles, a junior from Tampa, was listed
among recruits alleged to have had had impermissible contact with notorious
booster Nevin Shapiro in 2008. The report said Charles, then a rising senior
at Plant High, was taken to Shapiro’s home by a Miami assistant coach to
be given a “recruiting pitch.” Charles signed with Georgia in February of
2009.
Shapiro, who confessed to providing benefits and services to dozens of Miami
players and recruits, is incarcerated in Atlanta following his conviction
on fraud charges connected to a $930 million Ponzi scheme.
Charles, a preseason All-SEC selection, is expected to be one of the
Bulldogs’ main offensive weapons this season. He had 49 career receptions
for 796 yards and five touchdowns.
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: ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia tight end Orson Charles has been linked to a
: former Miami booster who told Yahoo! Sports he provided impermissible
: benefits to dozens of Hurricane football players and other athletes.
: The report says Charles was among the players improperly brought to Nevin
: Shapiro while still in high school so the booster could try to persuade him
: to attend Miami. Charles wound up signing with the Bulldogs.
: Former Miami tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Joe Pannunzio
: set up the meeting between Charles and Shapiro, according to the report.
: Pannunzio is now director of football operations at Alabama.
: Yahoo! Sports reported Shapiro’s allegations Tuesday. He is serving a 20-
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【在 H*****r 的大作中提到】
: ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia tight end Orson Charles has been linked to a
: former Miami booster who told Yahoo! Sports he provided impermissible
: benefits to dozens of Hurricane football players and other athletes.
: The report says Charles was among the players improperly brought to Nevin
: Shapiro while still in high school so the booster could try to persuade him
: to attend Miami. Charles wound up signing with the Bulldogs.
: Former Miami tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Joe Pannunzio
: set up the meeting between Charles and Shapiro, according to the report.
: Pannunzio is now director of football operations at Alabama.
: Yahoo! Sports reported Shapiro’s allegations Tuesday. He is serving a 20-
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