OT: Ex-agent pleads guilty to giving UNC players cash and other benefits

By: Henry Skutt on April 17, 2017, 7:04 PM | 22 comments

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providing roughly $24,000 in cash and travel accommodations to eventual NFL players Robert Quinn, Marvin Austin and Greg Little in 2010.

Russell Babb, Watson's attorney, told the court that Watson was no longer working as a sports agent since first facing charges in fall 2013 and had lost his license with the NFL Players Association. Instead, he said, Watson was working in chemical sales and waiting tables as a second job while going through a divorce.

Yikes.

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VTGuitarMan's picture VTGuitarMan
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| 9 years 3 months #

"Exit light..."

wildturkey84's picture wildturkey84 | 9 years 3 months # ^

I mean, what more does it take?

BetaEta576's picture BetaEta576 | 9 years 3 months # ^

Probably a lot, sadly

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 years 3 months #

SCHokie2011's picture SCHokie2011 | 9 years 3 months # ^

Yea except Leslie Nielsen represents the NCAA in this situation (which might have been what you were implying).

Using /s is for cowards.

hokienator's picture hokienator | 9 years 3 months # ^

Don't you dare give the NCAA such a compliment they could only wish they were as awesome as him

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 years 3 months # ^

Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental.

It's a figurative analogy, and some elements are left to the imagination of the reader.

No animals were harmed, and no horses were mentioned...

vhokie's picture vhokie | 9 years 3 months # ^

There is a 50-50 chance the NCAA takes action....Although there's only a 10% chance of that....

VHokie

Hokie in The Wire's picture Hokie in The Wire
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dragone's picture dragone | 9 years 3 months # ^

Let's Go

HOKIES

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 9 years 3 months #

I guess we'll have to wait for the other cases to be declared unlawful on UNCs behalf before the NCAA will do anything

Haha just kidding. They'll skate

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

NerdMagic's picture NerdMagic | 9 years 3 months #

Outspoken team cake advocate. Hates terrapins. Resident Macho Man Gif Poster. Distant cousin to Dork Magic. Frequently misspells words.

WHS's picture WHS | 9 years 3 months #

I'm all aboard the hammer UNC train but I don't see this as that huge of deal. UNC declared them ineligible in 2010 when it happened and took a preemptive bowl ban for it.

Will say I still think its funny that rap lyrics and PackPride.com derailed what would have been a national championship caliber team for UNC. That team was ridiculously loaded

Musky's picture Musky | 9 years 3 months #

Dude is on straight commision and working nights. Least he's trying.

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PDXHokie's picture PDXHokie | 9 years 3 months #

Chemistry Sales huh???? Is he a HS Chemistry Teacher as well?

PDXHokie

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
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Jander75's picture Jander75 | 9 years 3 months #

Honestly wtf cares about any of this uncheat crap anymore? they are one of the blue bloods in roundball so they will get away with murder; no point obsessing over this ish...

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
“I served in the United States Navy"

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 9 years 3 months #

Remember, UNC already served their two year self imposed punishment for this crap.

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 years 3 months # ^

They also fired their coach.

So it's not like there weren't some repercussions.

Hokie in The Wire's picture Hokie in The Wire
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| 9 years 3 months #

Since UNC will never get punished for anything, all I can say is....

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 9 years 3 months #

we are now up to 3 separate individuals who have plead guilty to giving UNC athletes impermissible benefits this week in NC courts.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

IfishVTIam's picture IfishVTIam
| 9 years 3 months # ^

And sadly? Just another day at the office.

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