Of course, all was not perfect over the weekend. The NCAA should have received the self-disclosed information from HSU on Monday and is expected to rule this week whether the Cowboys will have to forfeit all of their victories over the last two years. What Warren did was obviously in violation of the rules, even though the pro coach told him otherwise. Amateur tennis players and golfers can play in professional tournaments without receiving pay and retain their amateur status. College baseball players can play semi-pro baseball in the summer where housing is and often a job are provided, and their amateur status is not jeopardized.
Every sport is very different.
The loss of Warren wasn't the only blow suffered by the Hardin-Simmons football program. Head coach Jimmie Keeling got caught in a pileup on the sideline of Saturday's game with Mary Hardin-Baylor. He tore a ligament in his knee that might eventually require surgery. It's swollen, though, and doesn't feel very good. Keeling said he was watching Barry Donham return a punt in the second quarter when a Mary Hardin-Baylor player came flying into a HSU player about five yards from Donham, and the two rolled into Keeling.