Admit it, you immediately thought of the Bengals right? The Bengals reputation for dirty deeds is so strong that any wrongdoing immediately conjures up the orange and black. But nope, it’s the Bearcats this time.
The University of Cincinnati is investigating allegations that four football players and four recruits had sex with a former soccer player during a recruiting trip and videotaped it. The sex tape is being circulated around campus. (If anyone has a copy, we’d love to see it.)
Officials were notified via an anonymous letter from a “Concerned Athletic Department Employee” and are proceeding “methodically and thoroughly.” The letter was sent to Daniel Cummins, Director Judicial Affairs because the writer did not trust the Athletic Director Mike Thomas.
I am bring this to your attention, due to the fact that I have no confidence in our senior leadership of the Athletic Department to complete a thorough investigation. I hate seen on numerous occasions that the men’s basketball program and the football programs have received preferential treatment by our Athletic Director.
Remember, four football players having sex with someone is fine but once you bring recruits into it then it violates legislation that the NCAA passed in 2004 the prohibited the use of alcohol and sex as recruiting tools. (Gary Barnett thinks, ‘well how the are we supposed to recruit em!’) The Bearcats had at least five recruiting weekends this winter and one occurred before new coach Brian Kelly’s watch. Kelly is praying that the timestamp on the videotape shows a date prior to Dec 4 2006.
That’s a hell of an 8 on 1 drill.
Links:
[Enquirer]: UC: Letter to be investigated
[Enquirer]: Investigation ‘making progress’
