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ESPN
USA TV sports network
Friday 15 August 2014
by Matt Fortuna and Brett McMurphy | ESPN.com
Four Notre Dame [male USA football] players will not be allowed to participate in football activities as the university continues an internal investigation into academic misconduct, it was announced Friday.
Notre Dame [Jesuit university, South Bend, Indiana USA] said in the statement that there was "evidence that students had submitted papers and homework that had been written for them by others." That evidence was reported to the athletics compliance office on Tuesday 29 July, an immediate investigation was launched and the NCAA was notified on Friday.
Starting wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive back KeiVarae Russell, defensive lineman Ishaq Williams and reserve linebacker Kendall Moore were the players involved, along with some non-student-athletes, a source told ESPN.
The university said the players will be held out of practice and games until the ongoing investigation is completed.
"Integrity is at the heart of our mission and academic misconduct will not be tolerated at Notre Dame," Rev. John I. Jenkins, the university president, said in a statement posted on the school's website. "If the suspected improprieties are proven, we will use the experience to reinforce among our students the importance of honesty in all that they do.
"We are also examining ways of better conveying to students that they can avail themselves of legitimate academic assistance without resorting to cheating."
The NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] routinely will let the school investigate any potential allegations before determining whether any further NCAA punishment is warranted.
Notre Dame said Friday that it would voluntarily vacate any victories "if it determines that the student-athletes would have been ineligible during past competition."
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Depleted Receiving Corps
With DaVaris Daniels expected to be suspended from football activities, Notre Dame would be without its top three wide receivers from a year ago. Its top returning receiver would now be Chris Brown (15 catches in 2013).
Player Catches Currently
TJ Jones 70 NFL
D. Daniels 49 Investigated
T. Niklas 32 NFL
-- ESPN Stats & Information
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All four players were part of Notre Dame's 2012 team, which lost in the BCS national title game to [University of] Alabama. Daniels and Russell were starters on that team. Williams was projected to start this year as well.
Williams and Moore are seniors this season, Daniels and Russell are juniors. The Fighting Irish are ranked No. 17 in the preseason USA Today/Coaches' poll.
A source told ESPN that the four players did not practice Friday.
This is the second incident in the past two years involving academic misconduct and the football team.
Last year, starting quarterback Everett Golson was dismissed from school for what he said was "poor academic judgment," but was reinstated this spring. Daniels had been suspended for the spring semester for undisclosed academic violations but also was reinstated in late May.
The investigation was first reported by Yahoo Sports.
ESPN's Joe Schad contributed to this report.
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Harry Boughner · Top Commenter · Punjabi University
"There's no way this is real."
- Manti Teo
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· 114 · 2 hours ago
Thomas McNamara · Top Commenter · Stamford, Connecticut
Wouldn't he believe it is real?
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· 19 · 2 hours ago
Aaron Short · Traffic Management at Cumulus Media
Someone already posted that comment on Deadspin...
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· 17 · 2 hours ago
Mark Crank · Top Commenter · N. Kentucky
Nice steal from the Dead Spin comments...
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Sean O'Gara · Top Commenter · Loyola University Chicago
This would never happen in the SEC.
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· 42 · 2 hours ago
Grey Thompson · Top Commenter · Works at Color Of Grey Studio
What the hell does this have to do with the SEC?
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· 16 · 2 hours ago
Y.o. Ouwooferman · Top Commenter · The University of Oklahoma
This would never happen in the SEC (getting caught that is) FIFY
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· 62 · 2 hours ago
Chris Weglein · Top Commenter · Post University
Grey Thompson The fact that majority of Alabama, USCe, LSU have been playing with academically ineligible players FOR YEARS, and getting away with it.
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Ry Voegler · Top Commenter · Works at Behnke Inc.
RIP Lennay Kekua
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· 29 · 2 hours ago
Aaron Garv · Top Commenter · St. Bonaventure University
you need some new material
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· 30 · 2 hours ago
Chris Weglein · Top Commenter · Post University
Aaron Garv lol, beat me to it.
you're about 2 years late Ry.
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· 9 · 2 hours ago
Aaron Haught · Top Commenter · Shaw High School
Chris Weglein RIP Lennay Kekua never forget, at least thats what the sticker on my car says.
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Samey Esquandolas · Top Commenter · Virginia Beach, Virginia
I expect a swift investigation with no penalties
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· 20 · 2 hours ago
Gary Davis · Top Commenter · Semi-Retired at Retired
I will bet you that all 4 players are DONE at ND, this is not the SEC.
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· 44 · 2 hours ago
Jennifer Wertz Baldivia
No penalties?!?!?! I'm guessing you dint know anything about ND. You must be thinking of the sec, those are the players that never get in trouble.
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· 9 · 2 hours ago
Nic Lahr · Top Commenter · Consultant/Business Owner at Entrepeneur
Gary Davis just like golston?
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Bryant Brooks · Florida State University
in other news, auburn has added 3 new players to their roster
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· 17 · 2 hours ago
Patrick Allison · Top Commenter · Works at Retired
and we will take them! thats what other schools get for being unforgiving.
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Dan Marchildon · Top Commenter · Clarke Central High School
Finally, honesty!
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· 2 · 52 minutes ago
Patrick Allison · Top Commenter · Works at Retired
Dan Marchildon how can i deny the truth? besides as a football fan, as long as they play good why do i care? i didnt go to their college....
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