[UPDATED] Compliance with rules of Alabama Department complaints against Brent Calloway

by Todd on April 9, 2011 11: 37 AM CDT

If you're like me probably took the statements of Jeffrey Lee, a writer Rivals.com for Auburn, on mobile radio from the beginning of this week about the recruitment of signed Brent Calloway of tide with a huge grain of salt.  Let us be realistic, the boy did nothing but shot to allegations of some sinister events with no evidence or even the will present his own reputation on the line, insisting that he not informed as news but "allegations are out there".  In addition to discredit him, introduced a follow-up of the interview the next day, releasing this statement:

"Due to an enormous amount of additional information AuburnSports.com has been received in the last 24 hours, not we're planning updates today as we sort through the details." It will not conduct any interviews including the previously scheduled with WNSP in Mobile. "We are firmly behind our sources of this and I would like to thank our members for their understanding and patience as this story continues to develop"

As team of speed kills so succinctly, "I can not think of but that some of this additional information came from a lawyer or twelve".  We honestly still not have bothered commenting here because, well, it seemed to talk about both board/message nonsense radio that not even dignify a response and the solo fanshot on that produces the kind of comments that deserve; mocking contempt.  Fortunately we have an athletic department that takes more seriously the things we do.  Compliance with rules of the AU staff is considering the allegations and has already carried out interviews:

Officials of the Department's compliance with rules of AU interviewed Calloway, Russellville resident Darren Woodruff, officials of the Bank in the first Bank of Metro and Calloway adopted father, Harland Lindsey Winston, known as "Peaches."

At issue are allegations tomorrow rival Auburn reporter Thursday Jeffrey Lee WSNP mobile radio station. Accusations about Lee, who were a supporter of Alabama, later identified as Woodruff, Winston paid $2,500 for Calloway commit to Alabama, as well as providing Calloway a new car. Lee also alleged that Woodruff brought Calloway of the school in the days leading up to signing day, take it on a trip to Florida.

Nothing came much that beyond the rate of refusals and declarations "are sure to get the truth with" one can expect of the family and the parties involved, but the fact that compliance staff heard the allegations and immediately began to take action should at least that make us feel very comfortable Alabama is taking this seriously and wants to make sure that there is no way in can damage the program of the school or football.  Of the eye that of contrasts quite a different program that I can think of recently ran to each roof could find to proclaim the innocence of his star player before clamming days later, TV camera and microphone and giving the allegations even more legs in public.  Much as I personally tend to ignore this whole story up something more important that the rumor mongering of sports talk radio get in it, is good to know that the Athletic Department is not and is doing things the right way.

Update: through Aaron Suttles, "exclusive TideSports.com: UA not found no violations in the recruitment of Calloway."  Of course, history is behind the wall of pay now, so we will only have to take his word....

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