The Detroit News. Nor was it any consolation that a similar episode was unfolding in Georgia. Fla. Knott's MSU future is on hold, pending the outcome of a March 15 trial. Respert might be headed to Tennessee after a pair of leading suitors, Florida and Georgia, backed off. Few big-time universities have it easy when it comes to recruiting talented players who, they hope, double as solid citizens.
Schools struggle to balance institutional integrity and athletic excellence.
The coach must have supreme confidence that a kid who is inherently decent will thrive under his, and his school's, care. But I'm not perfect, and neither are they going to be. A role model is not perfect. My parents were role models, but like anyone else, there wasn't perfection. The Randolph case At MSU, there has been ongoing discussion over the recruitment of Marion, Ind., basketball star Zach Randolph.