If this is really what happened then this is the kinda crap the NCAA should back off from and has no business even being involved. So, just because a kid is a college athlete means that if money is stolen he can not receive any help from anyone even if he plans to pay it back. This, in the real world, is what we call helping a friend or colleague. There was no pay-for-play scenario involved. I just don't understand why this is so bad in the NCAA's mind. What's he suppose to do, not pay his bills because money was stolen? Would it have been against the rules for another player to loan him the money? This is all just utterly ridiculous IMO. I understand not wanting player to receive pay for play type benefits but this is just crazy. Could he have gone to one of those "need cash now" places or would they be considered a booster? Its just stupid, the NCAA treats players like they are in prison sometimes.
I understand the NCAA doesn't want to open Pandora's box but, if a player is in a pinch, borrow's money and pays it back, then there should be no harm... no foul. Now he may miss a few games and a coach may be without a job because he did what any decent human being would have done, helped a kid. The only thing these type of NCAA rules teach kids is to keep stuff on the down low.
