Sad Situation in Nevada

[EastStang]

Utah State might wet themselves to get him.

[Big Hoss]

Utah State might wet themselves to get him.

I am still shocked that someone as talented as Chris Cooley came out of Utah State.

[smu diamond m]

Reminds me of this guy I know who used to go to SMU. I get the feeling this kid was reading "Pippi Longstockings."

I wonder who that could be. hmm..

[jr97124]

SMU needs to get this kid !
He would be your only four star player.

[Big Hoss]

SMU needs to get this kid !
He would be your only four star player.

jr97124, why don't you go back to making the fries and STFU.

[smupony94]

SMU needs to get this kid !
He would be your only four star player.

jr97124, why don't you go back to making the fries and STFU.

Be nice to our brothers from Denton. Community college has not taught them very much.

[SMU Football Blog]

Report: Fernley player was duped
Posted: Wednesday February 6, 2008 1:32PM; Updated: Wednesday February 6, 2008 1:38PM
FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) -- A third party was allegedly involved in the recruiting gone bad of Fernley High School offensive lineman Kevin Hart, the Lyon County sheriff's office said.

Hart, in a report taken Saturday by deputies, claims someone calling himself Kevin Riley represented himself as a recruiter -- a middle man to big-time college football programs -- and led the 6-foot-5, 290-pounder and his family to believe there were scholarship offers available when there were none.

Deputy Dan Lynch said the report alleges a crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, though finding a suspect could be difficult.

"It's an ongoing investigation but we have no suspect at this point and no info to identify a suspect," Lynch told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Lynch took statements from Hart and Fernley coach Mark Hodges at the school Saturday, a day after Hart verbally committed to California Berkeley during a school assembly that had Hart's father, Richard, holding back tears.

Lynch declined to say how much money the Hart family paid Riley, or how the purported recruiter kept in contact with Hart and Hodges.

Hart said at the announcement ceremony Friday that he talked many times with Cal head coach Jeff Tedford and that "personal experience" led to his decision to choose the Golden Bears over Oregon.

But it appears he and his family may have been misled.

Also Tuesday, the Lyon County School District said an internal investigation showed none of the universities once thought to have pursued Hart were involved.

"Although only in a preliminary stage, the district's investigation to date has been unable to verify that Kevin Hart was ever offered an athletic scholarship or letter of intent to play football," district administrators said in a written statement.

The district issued the statement the day before high school recruits around the country sign letters of intent, committing to college programs.

"The district understands the importance of the National Letter of Intent signing date to these fine institutions and their football programs and issues this statement in order to clear up any concerns prospective recruits to those universities might have as a result of the events that have unfolded at Fernley High School since last Friday," the statement said.

[SMU_is_bowling]

So, so sad . . . you gotta feel for this kid . . .

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

So, so sad . . . you gotta feel for this kid . . .

For making the whole thing up? No way, man!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiti ... id=3234302

[expony18]

So, so sad . . . you gotta feel for this kid . . .

For making the whole thing up? No way, man!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiti ... id=3234302

you beat me to it!

[OR-See-Nee]

I thought this whole thing was made up when the kid couldn't (or didn't) produce phone numbers/text messages from this recruiter (Riley) fellow. That would be the easiest way to corroborate, or disprove, his story.

[SMU21TCU10]

haha i cant believe he made that up! http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/co ... CID=771601

[Glenn Sosbee]

Hmmm...

Starting to sound like this kid had no offers at all. No official visits. Not highly rated on rivals. 5.2 Two Star in rivals.

Is it possible this kid made it all up?

I get this Hart kid on my team immediately and line him up next to that dude SMU blew off. I don't think there would be any shortage of motivation. I often wish the Mustangs looked more motivated. Maybe that will change. I'm not holding my breath.