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According to Marion County schools superintendent Mark Griffith, Tim Starkey, a first-year assistant with the Warriors, was relieved of his coaching duties, effective immediately. Neither Griffith nor sheriff’s deputies would confirm or deny if Starkey also will be charged with the vandalism at the school or other charges.

This might be the nail in the coffin. TSSAA will be involved in this! Total lack of control at the top
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I had heard this earlier today but hoped it was in error:

 

"Also today, Marion County school administrators self-reported a TSSAA violation for having a non-student athlete suit up and practice with the team. According to the same cell phone records police used to arrest Gudger, it was discovered that former South Pittsburg all-state running back Raquis Hale was paid to show up for “several” practices to help Marion players prepare for South Pittsburg’s speed advantage.

 

“We have evidence that shows that was factual,” Griffith said. “We have discovered that having [Hale] come in to practice with the team did happen, and myself and [MCHS] school principal Larry Ziegler have notified the TSSAA that he was used to practice with the Marion football team for at least the week of the South Pittsburg game.”

 

I wouldn't think that this would affect this week's game but, who knows. It all depends on how quick the TSSAA is with their investigation.

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I had heard this earlier today but hoped it was in error:

 

"Also today, Marion County school administrators self-reported a TSSAA violation for having a non-student athlete suit up and practice with the team. According to the same cell phone records police used to arrest Gudger, it was discovered that former South Pittsburg all-state running back Raquis Hale was paid to show up for “several†practices to help Marion players prepare for South Pittsburg’s speed advantage.

 

“We have evidence that shows that was factual,†Griffith said. “We have discovered that having [Hale] come in to practice with the team did happen, and myself and [MCHS] school principal Larry Ziegler have notified the TSSAA that he was used to practice with the Marion football team for at least the week of the South Pittsburg game.â€

 

I wouldn't think that this would affect this week's game but, who knows. It all depends on how quick the TSSAA is with their investigation.

 

According to TSSAA executive director Bernard Childress, having someone who is not a member of the coaching staff, and is a former college athlete, practice with the team is considered a “major†violation.

“It definitely is a violation of the rules,†Childress said. “We will set the appropriate penalty for those violations at the proper time. That will come after the criminal investigation is closed.â€

Practice violations typically result in having one week of practice taken away for every individual day the violation occurred.

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I had heard this earlier today but hoped it was in error:

 

"Also today, Marion County school administrators self-reported a TSSAA violation for having a non-student athlete suit up and practice with the team. According to the same cell phone records police used to arrest Gudger, it was discovered that former South Pittsburg all-state running back Raquis Hale was paid to show up for “several†practices to help Marion players prepare for South Pittsburg’s speed advantage.

 

“We have evidence that shows that was factual,†Griffith said. “We have discovered that having [Hale] come in to practice with the team did happen, and myself and [MCHS] school principal Larry Ziegler have notified the TSSAA that he was used to practice with the Marion football team for at least the week of the South Pittsburg game.â€

 

I wouldn't think that this would affect this week's game but, who knows. It all depends on how quick the TSSAA is with their investigation.

we understand this to have been. 3 weeks of Hale practicing And I always believed that had to be against the rules?
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