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Kentucky Head Coach Matthew Mitchell recently spoke at Riverdale High School's (Murfreesboro, TN) basketball banquet to celebrate its mythical (espn) nat'l championship. Kentucky has offered a scholarship to and is recruiting Riverdale guard Alexa Middleton (2014, # 21 Hoopgurlz). The NCAA recruiting calendar says this is a quiet period, which means "a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools." BTW, the NCAA says that "a contact occurs any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents off the college’s campus."
I'm sure its possible (and indeed probable) that Mitchell did not say more than "hello" to Alexa or Mr and Mrs Middleton. Did he violate the NCAA's rule by visiting her high school? It sure seems that way.
Mitchell strikes me as a guy who pushes the envelope when it comes to recruiting, though he's certainly not alone. Regardless of what you think of the NCAA's rule book, did he cross the line here?
I'm sure its possible (and indeed probable) that Mitchell did not say more than "hello" to Alexa or Mr and Mrs Middleton. Did he violate the NCAA's rule by visiting her high school? It sure seems that way.
Mitchell strikes me as a guy who pushes the envelope when it comes to recruiting, though he's certainly not alone. Regardless of what you think of the NCAA's rule book, did he cross the line here?