Former Ole Miss players deny pay-for-play claims in new report
The Clarion Ledger’s Daniel Paulling spoke to a few former Ole Miss players about pay-for-play allegations.
Paulling’s questions come on the heels of Laremy Tunsil’s stepfather making claims that numerous violations took place between the Rebels and his son over a three-year span. Sports Illustrated dropped the report, which really didn’t have anything new other than detailing the claims. Tunsil’s draft night remarks certainly created quite a stir when he admitted money transferring hands.
Paulling talked to a few former players about the admission and the allegations. Former Rebels’ defender Trae Elston said he never took any money.
“No, I have not received money,” Elston said. “I never heard anything (about people receiving impermissible items), I never seen anything like that. But things happen at all universities. But I don’t think anything happened at the University of Mississippi, though.”
Former highly touted Rebels’ defender Channing Ward’s mind seems like it’s made up about what happened — he takes the admission of Tunsil as fact.
“He said it himself, so I’m not going to say he’s lying about it,” said Ward. “If he said it happened, it happened. I just hated it happened to him. He’s a great guy.”
Ward added later: “Naw, (my family and I) didn’t receive nothing.”
The NCAA is trying to figure out what’s going on — if anything — at Ole Miss. Tunsil’s stepfather said he spoke to the NCAA over 100 hours.
You can read Paulling’s full report here.
“things happen at all universities. But I don’t think anything happened at the University of Mississippi, though.”
Haha ok!
I caught that as well. A bit of a contradiction there.
You seem to have all of a sudden be super interested in what’s going on. Go read some stories from April and May, that’ll help clear it up for you.
On Trae’s comments I think he was referring to boosters not acting in the university’s name, not the actual school. But I’d definitely rather him not know, than know what was going on.
I’m decently versed in what’s going on, I’m interested because its the summer and there is no actual football to talk about. I also think its funny that everyone outside of oxford “knew” what was going on but Ole Miss fans kept their head in the sand. Saint Freeze is scummy
Yeah I caught it. He believes it happens everywhere just but not Ole Miss.
That’s not exactly what he said. But it doesn’t really matter.
The fact that Chris Kiffin, John Miller and Barney Farrar still work for Ole Miss say a lot about Hugh Freeze.
The NCAA probably knows more than all of us on this subject. When they drop their “punishment” they might suspend or have them resign from the university. We’re all reading speculation and recycled information. Remember this is all new to Freeze as the job before this was Ark St. Not making excuses, just want to be on the positive side
That’s a lose-lose. Fire them? “See they’re guilty! They fired them!” Don’t fire them “wow I can believe they still work there”.
I can’t believe*
Of course our players will deny it. Former players or not, they’re going to protect Freeze like he would protect them. I’m obviously hoping they’re being honest, but I would’ve been shocked if they just buried the guy. Lol
+1
Yeah exactly what I was thinking. Did they expect them to say anything different?
Alabama is next.
Good ole UT fans. All you hear is Bama, bama, bama, and players raping someone.
Can’t wait.
Make sure you hold your breath.
I doubt anything will happen to Bama because they run the NCAA. But everyone knows that Bama is the biggest cheater in the country. The only reason Bama had to fire their DC is because he got caught lying.
Wait… A fan of a team currently way on its punishment from the NCAA is trying to point a finger at someone else? I swear that armyguy and landsharks have gone to new levels of ignorance……Bama fired a coach that violated the bump rule. Ole miss is still employing a coach that has given impermissible benefits. Ignorant should be your middle name.
Waiting*
The results are in.. yes Esec your aunt is also your mother
Can’t wait..
Pat Dye said no school is lily white. He learned how to recruit from the best, Bear Bryant. This crap has been going on for decades. The NCAA sits on their hands until someone rattles them. Punishing one program periodically doesn’t do squat to stop it. I kind of feel sorry for Ole Miss fans. This is the only way they can win, and just when they are able to land some decent recruits, they get caught. I guess it was bound to happen.
Bayou- I’m sure you won’t be feeling sorry for OM after they beat Lsu like a drum again this year lol.
Win one game and they think they own the conference. What happened the year before ?? What was that Ole Miss was ranked in that game ?? #2 or 3 in the country, then DADDY came alone and slapped Ole Miss back in to reality. You want to talk about getting beat like a drum ?? Remember when LSU was beating Ole Miss so bad that they started kneeling down on offense with 7 mins left in the 4th qt. ??? Now that’s getting beat like a drum and any & every thing else that could possibly take a beating. But I would like to ask you something, how does Ole Miss beat Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Miss St. & T A&M all in the same year and not only did they not win the SEC, they still couldn’t even win the west.
That rabbits foot is only good for so many games. Karma came along and beeoocch slapped them back to reality.
Asking the wrong players.