02-08-2008, 10:57 PM
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
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And now someone is muddying the waters ...
NY Times : Twist in the Scott Recruiting Story
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The mother of the Colorado recruit Darrell Scott, the nation’s top-rated high school tailback, will meet Friday morning with the St. Bonaventure High School recruiting coordinator Roger Sonsini about a comment he made that has raised questions about her son’s recruitment.
According to a report in The Dallas Morning News on Thursday, Sonsini questioned Scott’s decision to sign with Colorado, which he chose over Texas, Louisiana State and U.C.L.A.
He told the newspaper, “Colorado came in on Friday and said and did something and offered something that Darrell and his mom couldn’t pass up.”
On Thursday, Scott’s mother, Alexis Scott denied any wrongdoing. She also denied a rumor that she was to receive a job at a bank in Colorado in exchange for her son signing with the Buffaloes.
“It’s all lies,” she said in a telephone interview.
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The story linked in the Times piece is from the Dallas News:
What Scott said changed his decision ..
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But things changed Monday night, according to The Times report. In an account documenting Scott's decision-making process, The Times reported that Scott cooled on Texas because he was uncomfortable about the school's recent hire of Major Applewhite as running backs coach.
"The more I thought about it, the more it scared me," The Times quoted Scott as saying. Scott expressed concern about Applewhite's experience with running backs and said he did not want to attend a university where he did not know the position coach.
Scott informed Texas wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy of his decision. Kennedy, who had recruited Scott, tried unsuccessfully to change his mind in a 25-minute phone conversation, The Times reported.
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And then Sonsini chimes in:
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In an interview Wednesday with The Dallas Morning News, Roger Sonsini, the recruiting coordinator for St. Bonaventure High School, questioned Scott's decision to choose Colorado.
"Colorado came in on Friday and said and did something and offered something that Darrell and his mom couldn't pass up," Sonsini said.
Sonsini refused to say what was offered. The Times report said that rumors of a bank job for Alexis Scott, Darrell's mother, had surfaced.
In the report, Alexis Scott denied such speculation.
"That's crazy," said Alexis Scott, who manages an OB/GYN practice. "I've never even worked in a bank."
Told Wednesday of Sonsini's comments, Colorado sports information director Dave Plati defended Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and his coaching staff.
"Our coaches do not cheat," Plati said. "It's an asinine insinuation. Dan Hawkins runs the cleanest program in the conference bar none."
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