SB Nation Atlanta - NCAA, SEC Declare Jarvis Jones Eligible To Play For Georgia Footballhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2011-08-09T14:26:02-04:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/20088532011-08-09T14:26:02-04:002011-08-09T14:26:02-04:00Jarvis Jones' Eligibility Means Fate Will Just Have To Get Creative
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> fans <a href="http://www.dawgsports.com/2011/8/9/2353245/jarvis-jones-cleared-ncaa-georgia-bulldogs-aau-uga-football">aren't quite sure whether to trust anything that resembles good news</a>, but the school has confirmed the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Tuesday morning report that LB Jarvis Jones has been found eligible to play in 2011 by the NCAA and SEC.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 16px;">What a tragic development. It's like watching a <i>Final Destination</i> movie. I'm just guessing, because I've never seen any.</span></p>
<p>As a University of Georgia student-athlete, Jones is now free to be set upon by the Athens police force. Even if he doesn't <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2011/7/13/2274062/everybody-stop-giving-georgia-players-scooters">own a scooter</a>, he'll be found guilty of not giving his hypothetical scooter a middle name. Even if he hasn't yet <a href="http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2011/8/9/2353395/mark-richt-discusses-energy-buses-vampires">been declared an energy vampire</a>, he'll still find himself suspended due to a North Carolina player's social media strategies.</p>
<p>What does being suspended have to do with vampires? Duh, bats suspend themselves by their feet from overhangs and trees. Once at our old apartment, an associate and I had to throw Nerf footballs at a bat that was suspended 30 feet off the ground but still bumming everybody out by being a bat.</p>
<p>Vampires and football. The story has not yet come full circle, but it's close.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/8/9/2353676/jarvis-jones-eligibility-uga-football-newsJason Kirk2011-08-09T10:40:51-04:002011-08-09T10:40:51-04:00Jarvis Jones Declared Eligible To Play, According To Report
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<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> LB Jarvis Jones "has been cleared by the NCAA and SEC and will be eligible to play" <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/08/09/georgia-lb-jarvis-jones-cleared-to-play-by-ncaa-sec/">according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chip Towers</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcweiszer/statuses/100936340962676736">The Athens Banner-Herald's Marc Weiszer</a> reports UGA has yet to confirm the report, but agrees with Towers that an official announcement later Tuesday is likely.</p>
<p>Jones' eligibility has been under investigation by the school since <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/6/26/2337068/jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope-ncaa-eligibility-at-risk/in/2008853">a report in the Leder-Enquirer</a> revealed Jones and UGA basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had received benefits while playing for a Columbus AAU basketball team in 2009, before either was a Georgia student-athlete. Jones was a <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans" class="sbn-auto-link">USC Trojans</a> commit during the time period in question.</p>
<p>Within a day after the report broke, UGA had contacted the SEC and NCAA while looking into the matter, turning over their findings on August 5. </p>
<p>Jones is expected to compete for plenty of playing time and likely a starting spot.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/8/9/2353182/jarvis-jones-eligible-georgia-footballJason Kirk2011-08-05T10:25:40-04:002011-08-05T10:25:40-04:00Jarvis Jones Investigation: UGA Hands Over Report To SEC
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<p>We still don't know whether or not Jarvis Jones will be able to line up at linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs this year, but the investigation is officially out of the University's hands. <a href="http://www.macon.com/2011/08/04/1655304/georgia-submits-report-about-jones.html">According to Seth Emerson of Macon.com</a>, Georgia has submitted their findings, whatever they may be, to the SEC and now they await a decision. Georgia coach Mark Richt had a few comments, but he was pretty mum on the subject.</p>
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<p>“The only thing I know is that we have submitted whatever we have found to the SEC offices, and we’re just kind of waiting,” head coach Mark Richt said. “That’s all I’m really allowed to say.”</p>
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<p>You have to assume that he was pretty well coached himself in that response. The issue with Jones is that he might have received a plane ticket and/or a laptop from his AAU basketball coach. Richt also said that school is waiting to hear on freshman Kent Turene, who is still trying to clear the NCAA Clearinghouse.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/8/5/2346259/jarvis-jones-georgia-football-investigationJordan Ruby2011-07-25T18:44:56-04:002011-07-25T18:44:56-04:00UGA Hopes Jarvis Jones Investigation Ends Before August Practices
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<p>With preseason <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> practices tentatively scheduled to begin August 2, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SethEmerson/statuses/95621541412343808">Seth Emerson reports Mark Richt</a> is hoping to have a little clarity on the status of LB Jarvis Jones by the end of this week. <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcweiszer/statuses/95613471764381696">Athletic director Greg McGarity feels</a> the internal investigation into possible favors granted Jones and basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope should wrap up soon, Marc Weiszer reports.</p>
<p>It's also worth noting that McGarity has termed the probe to be an "internal" matter, meaning the NCAA and SEC have not yet gotten involved. It would be for the best if there's so little to see here that neither governing body felt the need to take a look.</p>
<p>A lot could depend on how Georgia handles whatever it does end up finding. The worst possible case would be playing Jones and then having him declared ineligible months later by the NCAA, which could cost wins or result in probation. As they did during the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36143/a-j-green">A.J. Green</a> investigation, UGA has got to play it safe.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/7/25/2293433/uga-football-jarvis-jones-investigationJason Kirk2011-07-18T21:29:51-04:002011-07-18T21:29:51-04:00Jarvis Jones, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Still Eligible For Now
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<p>The Georgia Football team <a href="http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-linebacker-remains-eligible-1024748.html?cxtype=rss_uga">is proceeding as normal while an investigation</a> into whether or not linebacker Jarvis Jones and basketball recruit Kentavious Caldwell-Pope received improper benefits from a Columbus based AAU team. Thus Jones has been taking his place as a starting outside linebacker as Georgia prepares for its season opener against Boise State on Sept 3. </p>
<p>Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity confirmed that while the investigation is still ongoing, neither student athlete has been declared ineligible as of yet. </p>
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<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">"I would say that we're doing our due diligence internally to sort through everything," McGarity said. "At some point in time we'll have some sort of communication with the SEC and the NCAA on the entire situation. So much of this right now is verbal. We're obviously having conversations, but there's nothing to report right now."</span></p>
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<p>It has become more common place for a school to declare a player ineligible and then immediately seek reinstatement from the NCAA. That scenario is still a possibility for both Jones and Caldwell-Pope as their respective seasons approach. </p>
<p>Georgia held <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36143/a-j-green">A.J. Green</a> out of last season's opener after questions arose about his eligibility. Green ended up being suspended three more games but Georgia avoided having to forfeit any games by not playing him. </p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/7/18/2282126/jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope-still-eligible-for-nowKris Willis2011-06-27T14:35:16-04:002011-06-27T14:35:16-04:00UGA Contacts SEC, NCAA About Jarvis Jones, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> have <a href="http://dogbytesonline.com/uga-contacts-sec-and-ncaa-about-jones-caldwell-pope-46590/">notified both the SEC and NCAA about the allegations</a> raised against incoming student-athletes <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52289/jarvis-jones">Jarvis Jones</a> and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. </p>
<p>Certain illiterates have haw-hawed about Georgia waiting until the dirty secret was out to tell the authorities about the issue, but think about it. Jones was a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans">USC Trojans</a> commit in 2009. What incentive would Mark Richt have to investigate the AAU basketball comings and goings of a Southern Cal football player?</p>
<p>Likewise, UGA basketball coach <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/06/27/ugas-mark-fox-unaware-of-eligibility-issues-for-top-basketball-recruit-until-columbus-report/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">Mark Fox says he had no idea about potentially shady-ish benefits</a> reportedly accepted by Caldwell-Pope's family, but that he intends to cooperate throughout the investigation process. Obviously Fox should be sure to audit the cell phone bills of each recruit's entire immediate family, so as to avoid any more "thUGA!" situations such as this one.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/6/27/2246872/jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope-aau-mark-foxJason Kirk2011-06-26T18:57:07-04:002011-06-26T18:57:07-04:00Jarvis Jones, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Allegations Subject Of UGA 'Due Diligence'
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<p>After the Ledger-Enquirer published a report that incoming football transfer <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/6/26/2244812/jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope-aau-basketball-ncaa-investigation/origin">Jarvis Jones and basketball signee Kentavious Caldwell-Pope may have their NCAA eligibility dinged</a> due to Columbus' lack of a Ron Swanson, <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/06/26/uga-aware-of-accusations-in-columbus-that-could-affect-eligibility-of-jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope/">the University of Georgia has said it's looking into the matter</a>.</p>
<p>Athletic association spokesman Claude Felton told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chip Towers UGA will do its "due diligence."</p>
<p>The charge raised in Caldwell-Pope's case -- that AAU Georgia Blazers money was used to pay for part of his mother's $280 cell phone bill -- sounds insignificant compared to the $828 allegedly used to fly Jones back and forth across the country. Especially since there's no telling from the report just how much of that phone bill was paid for with city money.</p>
<p>But both pale in comparison to the case of Perry Jones III, who received benefits worth more than $4,000 from an AAU coach and will miss only six total basketball games, or about a fifth of a season.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/6/26/2245423/jarvis-jones-kentavious-caldwell-pope-uga-footballJason Kirk2011-06-26T16:04:01-04:002011-06-26T16:04:01-04:00Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's Potential Suspension Would Severely Impact UGA Basketball
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<p>Coming off of a return to the NCAA tournament and the loss of its two top players early to the NBA Draft, the one highlight of the summer for Mark Fox and Georgia Basketball has been the anticipation for McDonald's All-American guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. </p>
<p>Now a report from the Ledger-Enquirer alleges that Caldwell-Pope received an unauthorized benefit from an AAU Basketball coach that if true will have the guard facing a potential suspension. While this report is just a single report, it never pays to be too careful in today's world where AAU scandals and resulting NCAA suspensions are becoming more normal every season. Whether we believe the report is accurate or not is irrelevant, what would be the impact?</p>
<p>Just last season, Baylor's Perry Jones was forced to sit out the Big 12 Conference Tournament and will miss the first five games of this season. Despite returning seniors <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53423/dustin-ware" class="sbn-auto-link">Dustin Ware</a> and Gerald Robinson Jr to the team, Caldwell-Pope is expected to start in a three guard alignment from day one. A gifted scorer, Caldwell-Pope is expected to help take up some of the scoring load created by the absence of Thompkins and Leslie's departure. </p>
<p>If the report is true and Caldwell-Pope is suspended, precedent would dictate that he receive a suspension similar to that of Baylor's Jones. The basketball season is much longer than the Football and that would lesson the sting somewhat, especially if Caldwell-Pope was back in time for the conference schedule. Of course that is assuming that the NCAA would operate under precedent. When was the last time that happened?</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/6/26/2245032/kentavious-caldwell-popes-potential-suspension-would-severely-impactKris Willis