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[strelz]

we signed the 6'6 but where is the other 6'8?

[mel]

May 28, 2010 12:29:50 GMT -5 strelz said:

we signed the 6'6 but where is the other 6'8?

I thought UTEP was done as far as recruiting and signing. Who are we talking about? mel

Go Gold

[Realm]

May 28, 2010 12:29:50 GMT -5 strelz said:

we signed the 6'6 but where is the other 6'8?

I'm confused as well... I thought recruiting was finished and done with.

Strelz... is there something missing??

[strelz]

rashanti harris...I do not see where he signed with UTEP

[mistabinks]

I believe it is a done deal.

rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Rashanti-Harris-52223

[strelz]

I read the yahoo deal but he does not show up on UTEPs official site.

[Realm]

LinkL: www.deseretnews.com/article/700035133/NCAA-bars-BYU-online-credits-for-high-school-athletes.html

PROVO — The movie "The Blind Side" earned $300 million worldwide, helped Sandra Bullock win an Oscar and made football player Michael Oher a household name.

The book, by Michael Lewis, was a New York Times best seller and introduced millions to BYU's online high school courses. Oher used BYU high school credits to become eligible for the college football scholarship that led to an NFL career.

Current high school athletes may not be able to duplicate Oher's path to college eligibility.

The NCAA said Tuesday it no longer will allow teenagers to use online high school course credit from BYU to beef up their grades in key classes. The NCAA also announced it won't recognize transcripts from the American School correspondence program in Illinois.

The move is part of new NCAA rules that require "regular access and interaction" between teachers and students in the 16 core courses required to establish initial eligibility for new college athletes.

The changes don't affect NCAA Division II schools, but a panel representing them will reconsider the measure in June.

BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said the university learned of the change Friday.

BYU's Independent Study program had been noted in the past for its role in helping athletes like Oher who have less than stellar academic records.

In 2008, Cottonwood High School defensive lineman Keni Kaufusi reportedly became academically eligible to play football for the University of Utah by making up several credits through BYU's program.

"I think I took some of those courses," said Reno Mahe, a former Brighton High football star who played for BYU and in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. "I think it's silly that they'd ban that Independent Study. Doing those packets enables a lot of people to graduate from high school. My older sister did it and if she hadn't, she never would have graduated from high school.

"I have a ton of relatives who have taken it and it's helped them. If there is abuse going on, then you have to realize people can abuse or take advantage of anything — it happens."

Several years ago, Jenkins said BYU instituted a policy that prevented college athletes from other schools from taking BYU's university-level Independent Study courses, because of abuses that had taken place.