Nease (FL) Penalized For Major Violations

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You may have heard of Nease. Tim Tebow (Florida co-QB) is getting a lot of pub this year (and his alma mater, Nease, is often mentioned hand-in-hand with Tebow), they played Hoover (AL) in a highly-publicized ESPN game in 2005, and MUS played Nease earlier this year.

 

Read this press release on the penalties just imposed on Nease (a public school, by the way) for recruiting violations:

 

Link

 

Here are the penalties:

 

1. The school is publicly reprimanded.

 

2. The school's football program is placed on restrictive probation for six years, beginning immediately and continuing through the 2011-12 school year. During this six-year period the school's football program is restricted as follows:

• Prohibition on participation in any fall jamboree or spring jamboree;

• Prohibition on participation in any fall classic game or spring classic game;

• Prohbition on participation in games that take place outside the state of Florida;

• Prohibition on participation in games against out-of-state opponents; and

• Prohibition on participation in games televised during the regular season.

 

3. The school is fined $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars).

 

4. The entire school's athletic program is placed on administrative probation for five years. Any violation by any segment of the school's athletic program during this period of probation will subject the school to even more severe penalties.

 

While I think 1 and 2 are somewhat "fluffy", number 3 sends a big message (and 4 could eventually).

 

Will we ever see a similar show of force by our state association, against a public or private school?

 

Is there a Tennessee precedent that even partly resembles this one (did TSSAA v. BA carry fines even close to this much)?

Edited November 8, 2006 by rollredroll

[Bledsoebtheboys]

You may have heard of Nease. Tim Tebow (Florida co-QB) is getting a lot of pub this year (and his alma mater, Nease, is often mentioned hand-in-hand with Tebow), they played Hoover (AL) in a highly-publicized ESPN game in 2005, and MUS opened with Nease this year.

 

Read this press release on the penalties just imposed on Nease (a public school, by the way) for recruiting violations:

 

Link

 

Here are the penalties:

 

1. The school is publicly reprimanded.

 

2. The school's football program is placed on restrictive probation for six years, beginning immediately and continuing through the 2011-12 school year. During this six-year period the school's football program is restricted as follows:

• Prohibition on participation in any fall jamboree or spring jamboree;

• Prohibition on participation in any fall classic game or spring classic game;

• Prohbition on participation in games that take place outside the state of Florida;

• Prohibition on participation in games against out-of-state opponents; and

• Prohibition on participation in games televised during the regular season.

 

3. The school is fined $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars).

 

4. The entire school's athletic program is placed on administrative probation for five years. Any violation by any segment of the school's athletic program during this period of probation will subject the school to even more severe penalties.

 

While I think 1 and 2 are somewhat "fluffy", number 3 sends a big message (and 4 could eventually).

 

Will we ever see a similar show of force by our state association, against a public or private school?

 

Is there a Tennessee precedent that even partly resembles this one (did TSSAA v. BA carry fines even close to this much)?

WOW....never heard of a school getting fined that much...They must've done something really wrong...

[BDURHAM]

What was the violation?

 

 

You may have heard of Nease. Tim Tebow (Florida co-QB) is getting a lot of pub this year (and his alma mater, Nease, is often mentioned hand-in-hand with Tebow), they played Hoover (AL) in a highly-publicized ESPN game in 2005, and MUS opened with Nease this year.

 

Read this press release on the penalties just imposed on Nease (a public school, by the way) for recruiting violations:

 

Link

 

Here are the penalties:

 

1. The school is publicly reprimanded.

 

2. The school's football program is placed on restrictive probation for six years, beginning immediately and continuing through the 2011-12 school year. During this six-year period the school's football program is restricted as follows:

• Prohibition on participation in any fall jamboree or spring jamboree;

• Prohibition on participation in any fall classic game or spring classic game;

• Prohbition on participation in games that take place outside the state of Florida;

• Prohibition on participation in games against out-of-state opponents; and

• Prohibition on participation in games televised during the regular season.

 

3. The school is fined $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars).

 

4. The entire school's athletic program is placed on administrative probation for five years. Any violation by any segment of the school's athletic program during this period of probation will subject the school to even more severe penalties.

 

While I think 1 and 2 are somewhat "fluffy", number 3 sends a big message (and 4 could eventually).

 

Will we ever see a similar show of force by our state association, against a public or private school?

 

Is there a Tennessee precedent that even partly resembles this one (did TSSAA v. BA carry fines even close to this much)?

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What was the violation?

 

The investigation determined that three specific violations of the FHSAA Board policy prohibiting inducements were committed.

 

1. The student-athlete's father was offered and accepted employment with a company owned by Assistant Coach "A". This employment arrangement was made prior to the student registering to attend the school. FHSAA Board policy prohibits the offer or acceptance of employment of parent(s) or guardian(s) in order to entice the family to move to a certain community if any person associated with the school makes the offer. After meeting with Assistant Coach "A" and his attorney and the Association's attorney, the FHSAA Office found that the violation of the FHSAA Board Policy 38©(2)(i) was unintentional based on lack of knowledge of the policy.

 

2. The student-athlete and his father were offered and accepted residence with Assistant Coach "B". This living arrangement was made prior to the student registering to attend the school. FHSAA Board policy prohibits the offer or acceptance of a residence with any person associated with a school.

 

3. The student-athlete has been transported to and from school by Assistant Coach "B" on numerous occasions. FHSAA Board policy prohibits the offer or acceptance of free transportation by any person associated with a school.

 

"We take these violations very seriously," Commissioner John A. Stewart said. "The school's head football coach admitted to our investigator that he was aware of the arrangements between these two assistant coaches and the student-athlete's father. Furthermore, the violations occurred while the school already is on probation for violations in another sport. This raises serious questions about the level of control, if any, the school's administration has over its athletic program. We hope the severity of the penalties, which include the single largest fine in the Association's history, will be an attention-getter."

[BDURHAM]

Originally created Tuesday, November 7, 2006

 

 

Nease football on probation

The Times-Union

 

 

The Nease High football program was placed on restrictive probation today for six years, and the school endured the largest fine ever levied by the Florida High School Athletic Association for major violations of the association’s recruiting policy.

 

 

Investigation findings were that a student-athlete was recruited with favors including residence, employment for a parent, and rides to and from school.

 

Nease was fined $20,000, and for six years will be prohibited from television appearances, fall and spring jamborees, out-of-state opponents, exhibition games and traveling outside the state.

 

The Panthers, who enter the playoffs Friday against Belleview with a 10-0 record, remain playoff eligible.

 

See tomorrow’s Times-Union for more.