Did I hear that Snoop’s kid is playing at USC?
Pretty sure some bank accounts got inflated to make THAT happen
Oh, like Mossimo and Loughlin did for their daughter?!?!
Records Reportedly Show that USC Has a Habit of Counting Rich Parents’ Money
Attorneys for a parent embroiled in the scandal claim their client’s donation to the school’s athletic department wasn’t a crime—it was protocol
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September 4, 2019
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Lawyers for a father indicted in the college admissions scandal argued in court yesterday that USC’s own internal documents prove that making exorbitant donations to USC in order to give their kids a leg up in the admissions process is par for the course at the troubled university, Bloomberg reports.
Miami developer Robert Zangrillo is accused of paying $250,000 for a surrogate to take an online art course for his daughter after she failed it, and prosecutors say he gave the USC athletic department $50,000 to have her admitted. Zangrillo’s lawyers said in a court filing yesterday that their evidence will, “undermine the mythology that a donation to a USC athletic department somehow is proof of any element of a federal crime.” The evidence they submitted includes a spreadsheet that charts applicants’ donations, connections, and SAT scores.
Although USC claims that the admissions office doesn’t track applicant donations, Zangrillo’s lawyers cited a list of “special interest” candidates from 2012 to 2015. The list includes notes such as, “$3 mil to Men’s Golf-Thailand,” “$15 mil” and “previously donated $25K to Heritage Hall.”
The lawyers say that 80 percent of the “special interest” candidates got accepted, while pointing out that the acceptance rate for the general public hit a new low of 11 percent this year. Zangrillo’s attorneys are asking the court for USC admissions documents covering 2015 to 2019 for their review. USC is fighting that request, calling it “a fishing expedition.”
Dean of Admission Timothy Brunold disputed the 80 percent figure, saying in a deposition that USC rejects “the majority” of “special interest” students.
“The fact that the $50,000 check from Mr. Zangrillo appears to have been provided as part of a regular university-wide practice of accepting donations from families of prospective students and conferring a corresponding benefit upon those students in the admission process supports an argument that the payment was merely a donation, not an illicit bribe,” the defense said.
EXACTLY like that
I’d love to see Texas upset LSU. It would be good for Texas to regain some respect.
But you’re not going to do it dropping easy TD passes.
There they go
Hook’em Horns!
Can’t believe that they didn’t have RPO w the QB on that 4th down play
And there it went. Twice now going for it on 4th down inside the 5, stupid.
Texas should be winning 10-3 right now…or at least 6-3 had they kicked both FG’s.
Yep
Not smart
Wow, Texas is taking-it-to-them!
Would be winning bigger had they taken the points earlier.
And now they’re losing. LOL
Lotta game left
Texas driving now
Buffalo is up at the half, 10-7.
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Nice!
I recorded that Nebraska vs Colorado game and also the Boise State vs Marshall game.
Gonna check that out.
What the hell happened in the Florida State vs Louisiana-Monroe game?
LM kicker missed XP in OT for the loss
Unbelievable
I dont mean to hit the panic button at FSU…but can I do it for a friend?
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Wouldn’t that be funny if Urban Meyer came out of retirement to coach Michigan at some point.
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