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Jay Smith, a history professor who has been outspoken about the rights of student-athletes and slammed his own university for its long-running paper classes scandal, said, "It is a sad day."
Both work for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and were reacting to the news that the NCAA's Committee on Infractions would not hold the school responsible for its academic scandal.
"The NCAA showed its true colors colors today. They don't care about academics, especially when it comes to African-American student-athletes who play major sports. Money is all that matters," UNC academic adviser-turned-whistleblower Mary Willingham said.
Smith, who worked with Willingham on her expose, "Cheated: The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports," agreed.
Jay Smith, a history professor who has been outspoken about the rights of student-athletes and slammed his own university for its long-running paper classes scandal, said, "It is a sad day."
Both work for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and were reacting to the news that the NCAA's Committee on Infractions would not hold the school responsible for its academic scandal.
"The NCAA showed its true colors colors today. They don't care about academics, especially when it comes to African-American student-athletes who play major sports. Money is all that matters," UNC academic adviser-turned-whistleblower Mary Willingham said.
Smith, who worked with Willingham on her expose, "Cheated: The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports," agreed.
