Hmm…that’s an interesting method of recruitment.
Antonio Pierce, currently the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, has been released by the NCAA with the following conditions: 8 year show cause order This is the result of a violation he committed while he was an assistant football coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Herb Edwards was ASU’s head coach at the time.
The NCAA states: 67 page report Pierce was responsible for a “scheme” in Arizona to “avoid the restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said.
Pierce’s “plan” involved contact with 35 recruits, and the NCAA classified those interactions as “tryouts, football facility tours, and entertainment.”
It was also discovered that the Raiders’ head coach instructed an ASU assistant to cheat on a student-athlete who was already attending another university. (Related article: Kirk Cousins throws for an incredible 509 yards, leading the Falcons to an incredible 36-30 OT win over the Buccaneers)
Pierce also issued “false or misleading information” to the NCAA and withheld financial records, the NCAA found. Arizona State officials also said during the investigation that Peace “did not fear the potential consequences of violating the NCAA.”
Oh, but it gets even crazier.
What does the NCAA mean by “entertainment”?
The film depicts Arizona State University taking the parents of recruits to a strip club, yes, a strip club.
BREAKING: Antonio Pierce reportedly took recruits to a local shooting range and directed his staff to take recruits to local bowling alleys and arcades. According to the NCAA, Pierce and others took the parents of the recruits, including Regina Jackson, to a strip club where the recruits were located. pic.twitter.com/jvwdDE8HgZ
— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) October 3, 2024
Win by any means necessary… Do I need to be mad at Antonio Pierce here?
