Apparently a large number of new rules were voted in inside of the last two years to separate medical staff hiring/firing decisions from coaching staff influence to ensure that the medical decisions were being made by unbiased medical personnel in terms of when athletes return from injuries and even in appropriate training and recovery programs so the rules apply even to program Athletic trainers.
Apparently both Jimbo Fisher and Buzz Williams have both potentially violated these new NCAA rules according to an Outside the Lines report in how they handled the hiring and firing of the programs Athletic Trainers, as Buzz brought Eddie Benion with him to A&M, letting go the Athletic Trainer that had been at A&M for 14 years. Fisher had intended to do the same but ended up having to hire a different candidate when his original pick chose another position.
Kansas Tennessee and Penn State were other schools mentioned in the findings as having potential violations.
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damn...ya just hate to see it :)
Don't ya?
Gosh what a damn shame
Effecting the medical treatment plan of a player would be close to practicing medicine without a license.
Makes a lot of sense to separate medical decisions from the athletic programs.
Just too tempting to make decisions for the wrong reasons.
What exactly does an athletic trainer do?
Reviewing injuries to determine if they can continue playing or provide first aid to allow them to continue playing. Also providing daily treatment and therapy to get the player back playing as soon as possible per doctors orders.
They can determine athletic injuries such as dislocations, sprains strains and torn muscles, ligaments and tendons. They are severely underpaid for the hours they work especially at the pro level.
Sadly there's one easy way to avoid NCAA punishment. Deny.
I read this story this morning and all the university lines of putting the safety first just sounds so fake. "We have to say this so we dont get sued. If we could get away with saying thay winning matters more than player health then we would because it's true, go penn state!"