TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama Coach Nick Saban told ESPN.com that university compliance officials are trying to determine if defensive end Marcell Dareus violated NCAA rules by attending an agent’s party in Florida.
NCAA investigators have reportedly interviewed North Carolina players and South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders regarding the same party in Miami’s South Beach.
The ESPN report said the NCAA is trying to determine who paid for the trip. An Alabama spokesman told The Associated Press that the school has no comment.
Dareus emerged as a rising star after winning defensive MVP honors in the BCS championship game victory over Texas.
Saban told ESPN.com it might be time to ban NFL teams from college campuses to get the league to crack down on rule-breaking agents.
Sports, Pages 24 on 07/21/2010