Although Bru McCoy is now eligible to play in Tennessee’s season opener on Thursday, the situation is not considered “over” by many who followed the story and took an interest in the wide receiver’s future. Even though McCoy is expected to be an asset, it’s not exactly his pedigree that draws interest. Tennessee fans aside, people aren’t necessarily fascinated with the player himself nor the universities involved, but with the peculiar circumstances that put his eligibility in the limelight. Is this a story about the transfer portal causing problems, a kid that can’t commit, or perhaps, a dirty play by a program with a questionable past in dealing with student athletes?
Unless someone within the administration at USC spills the beans, we’ll likely never know. However, the Trojans’ timing in their statement release via Twitter combined with the decision from the NCAA less than a week later, along with their shady history, shows us that there is reason to believe that some nefarious activity went down in this situation.
But USC isn’t the only program with skeletons in the closet. In fact, most universities, and coaches for that matter, have some sticky situations in the past that they’d rather not acknowledge. Our insider, Chris Landry, talks about some of those past indiscretions that caused big problems. He also gives his opinion on this Bru McCoy situation and the possible bad blood between Josh Heupel and Lincoln Riley, as well as the possibility that administrations can hold grudges against other coaches, athletic directors, and even players.
