Brian Sommer

[wbballer22]

Here's the deal:

 

Brian Sommer got kicked off Alcoa's team and expelled.but after he enrolled at Karns and now is Karn's letting him play?

[Indian]

Didn't think he could play for a year anywhere else after practicing, without a change of residence.

[Tornado89]

Here's the deal:

 

Brian Sommer got kicked off Alcoa's team and expelled.but after he enrolled at Karns and now is Karn's letting him play?

 

No, he is facing a court date in the near future. He lives in the Karn's zone though. It's where he grew up prior to transferring to Alcoa as a 9th grader. I am sure he is crossing his fingers that Kentucky does not back off their offer. They haven't as of yet according to my sources.

[NoNameD]

If Brian Sommer lives in the Karns zone then why is he playing for Alcoa. I thought that you had to go to school in the zone that you lived? Was Sommer an ineligible player. I thought that Alcoa said they did not have to recruit players.

[hvillefootball]

I thought you had to sit out a year after transferring.

[osunut2]

If Brian Sommer lives in the Karns zone then why is he playing for Alcoa. I thought that you had to go to school in the zone that you lived? Was Sommer an ineligible player. I thought that Alcoa said they did not have to recruit players.

 

Unlike Knox County, you can pay "tuition" to attend school in the Alcoa and Maryville school systems.

[faith]

Unlike Knox County, you can pay "tuition" to attend school in the Alcoa and Maryville school systems.

 

true but i think he has to set the rest of the year out

[osunut2]

true but i think he has to set the rest of the year out

 

That is correct. I don't see any reason why he would be able to play without sitting out a season.

[rolltriberoll]

If Brian Sommer lives in the Karns zone then why is he playing for Alcoa. I thought that you had to go to school in the zone that you lived? Was Sommer an ineligible player. I thought that Alcoa said they did not have to recruit players.

 

 

Why did he choose to play at Alcoa. Simple. Karns has won two games, and Alcoa will compete for another state title.

 

He certainly isn't the only Knox Co. kid playing for a team in Blount Co.

[Tornado89]

Here's the deal:

 

Brian Sommer got kicked off Alcoa's team and expelled.but after he enrolled at Karns and now is Karn's letting him play?

 

See linked Knox News article on CoachT Homepage.........he's enrolled at Austin East.

[osunut2]

See linked Knox News article on CoachT Homepage.........he's enrolled at Austin East.

 

They don't really elude to this in the article, but why is he now at AE and not Karns?

[maroonandgrey]

Curious how the Alcoa fans react to this statement in the Knox News Sentinel from the A-E coach?

 

"He's not a bad kid," said Graham. "He just got around the wrong crowd. The good thing at Austin-East, you won't see that here, especially in sports. The only problem they (A-E athletes) have is (playing) that NCAA football video game on Playstation. They do a good job of avoiding negative behavior."

 

Link:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/oct/30/s...am/?prepxtra=1/

 

Sounds like a blanket indictment to all Aloca athletes. At least that's the way I read it.