Nick Weatherspoon

[MaroonFlounder]

You would think after the Fred Brown incident that we would've had all student athletes gathered together for a "coming to Jesus" meeting about academic integrity, and the fact that it is one strike and you're out of school, not just off the team.

[WSOPdawg]

That's passing fake counterfeit 100s at the Hunt club level dumb

Oh man, forgot about that stupid-level sh!tshow from back in the day... wasn't that one of our prized high-star RBs at the time?

[I seen it dawg]

He had a student take a test for him during a game is the hot rumor. It’s been floating around since after the Arkansas game.

No. But close.

[I seen it dawg]

When this started, some posters said this involved other sport. Any other athletes get the boot?

No. Isolated.

[Ari Gold]

If this is what happened, this seems like it is an isolated incident. I know several experts like Steve, Paul, Hadad, and others have said the football thing was false.

From my sources nothing to do with football , any other sports and no one but Nick ..

And I will say this Yes Nick ****ed up , but if what he did and how it went down is true , IMO he is playing at 3/4 of the schools in the Sec..

[Dawg61]

Oh man, forgot about that stupid-level sh!tshow from back in the day... wasn't that one of our prized high-star RBs at the time?

It was Nick Turner and he was better his freshman year than Norwood was. Turner got killed a few years later in a shooting I believe.

[I seen it dawg]

It's a tutor and Nick problem.

[MaroonFlounder]

It was Nick Turner and he was better his freshman year than Norwood was. Turner got killed a few years later in a shooting I believe.

They never found Nick's body.

[RocketDawg]

Does this affect games Nick has played in this year? Particularly when he multi-tasked and played at the same time he was taking a test (allegedly)?

[RocketDawg]

Why can't we take care of our athletes academics, or did Nick just do something stupid?

I know I say it all the time, but I'm going to say it again: Why should athletes be held to any academic standards different than any other student? Why should "we" have to take care of our athletes' academics? Isn't that something they should do themselves? "We" already provide them tutors ... shouldn't they be grateful and take advantage?

[1bigdawg]

If someone else took a test for him "during a game," why isn't that on the other person. I don't believe we have the story straight.

[I seen it dawg]

There are some that dont

[RocketDawg]

If someone else took a test for him "during a game," why isn't that on the other person. I don't believe we have the story straight.

I suspect both individuals will receive similar punishment. Let's just hope the professor wasn't complicit.

[StarkVegasSteve]

I know I say it all the time, but I'm going to say it again: Why should athletes be held to any academic standards different than any other student? Why should "we" have to take care of our athletes' academics? Isn't that something they should do themselves? "We" already provide them tutors ... shouldn't they be grateful and take advantage?

It just sucks because I can guarantee you 75% of other universities would've turned a blind eye to this. I mean do you really think Zion, RJ ,or Reddish are even going to class at this point? Yet I doubt their professors say anything and their stuff gets turned in. And Duke is 5x the academic institution we are. It just seems like we're the only school that crap like this happens to. And no I don't believe you should have to completely take care of their academics, but if you don't do it some other school is going to. Nick will be playing for someone else and I'd be willing to bet it'll be in Oxford, MS if he's interested.

[RocketDawg]

It just sucks because I can guarantee you 75% of other universities would've turned a blind eye to this. I mean do you really think Zion, RJ ,or Reddish are even going to class at this point? Yet I doubt their professors say anything and their stuff gets turned in. And Duke is 5x the academic institution we are. It just seems like we're the only school that crap like this happens to. And no I don't believe you should have to completely take care of their academics, but if you don't do it some other school is going to. Nick will be playing for someone else and I'd be willing to bet it'll be in Oxford, MS if he's interested.

As Jack Lambert said, we're a University, not a sports club. If the "student-athlete" is just a pretense, then just go ahead and hire the athletes for the students and alumni entertainment, and not even make them go to school.

[confucius say]

They never found Nick's body.

I went in with that class and we had 4 five stars. Two of them killed, nick turner and D Williams. Sad.

[hopsondawg22]

Dapoo was something else on the field. RIP.

[Goldendawg]

I went in with that class and we had 4 five stars. Two of them killed, nick turner and D Williams. Sad.

Turner was known as "Quick Nick" and had a great Freshman year. He was one of the 1st, if not the 1st that Sly cut loose. He was killed in a drug deal gone bad in Atlanta, I think.

[msu15]

We are...clap clap clap....an institution of higher learning that should take academic integrity seriously.***


No, but really....without knowing exactly what he did, it must've been serious.

I'm talking about our luck here with our best basketball team in a decade lol, not taking a shot at the school.

[Jack Lambert]

For those of is who aren't in the know, do we have anything to worry about beyond Nick being dismissed? A severe academic violation sounds like something that could have further repercussions.

This would not even be a issue at Ole Miss.