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No, it's not the other USC Sports star. This one plays basketball. OJ Mayo was a highly recruited freshman guard for the Trojans last year. Now, he's got a lot of explaining to do. It seems that Mayo got paid while playing at USC and even before that time. Early this year, OJ was also in the press for accepting tickets to an NBA basketball game.
Lets face it, players getting money while playing College Sports is an issue that isn't going away soon. For young superstars that play basketball and football there is going to be a lot of temptation but rules are rules. He shouldn't of been involved in this situation. If he's telling the truth and he didn't take any money, great. But he probably did and deserves to punished to the maximum extent of the law.
Former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo, a projected lottery pick in this year's NBA draft, received thousands of dollars in cash, clothes and other benefits in apparent violation of NCAA rules while he was still in high school and during his one year in college, a former Mayo associate told ESPN's "Outside the Lines."
Louis Johnson, who was a part of Mayo's inner circle until recently, said Mayo accepted around $30,000 in cash and gifts during the past four years from Rodney Guillory, a 43-year-old Los Angeles event promoter. In addition to cash, the gifts included a flat-screen television for Mayo's dorm room, cell phone service, a hotel room, clothes, meals and airline tickets for Mayo's friends and a relative, according to Johnson, others with knowledge of the gifts and store receipts.No, it's not the other USC Sports star. This one plays basketball. OJ Mayo was a... more
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Tim Floyd is a bad coach and a horrible man. Just do the right thing coach, follow the rules. For some reason I think that he thinks that "bailing out Mayo" means that this thing can just be swept under the couch. Oh well. We'll see.
USC coach takes heat for Mayo
Posted: Thursday January 24, 2008 07:01AM ET
USC Coach Tim Floyd said Wednesday that he told star freshman O.J. Mayo that he could accept free Lakers tickets and that if anybody should be punished for potential NCAA violations, it should be the coach. "My feeling is that if there's a mistake made, it was made by me," Floyd said. "If they want to suspend me for a game, suspend me for a game, but not the kid. He did the right thing." Floyd said he thought it was acceptable for Mayo to receive complimentary tickets from Denver Nuggets All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony, whom Mayo has known since the seventh grade, because the players were friends. Mayo attended the Lakers' 116-99 victory over the Nuggets on Monday at Staples Center.Tim Floyd is a bad coach and a horrible man. Just do the right thing coach, follow the... more
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Seems like an honest misunderstanding...
But will the floodgates open like Reggie-Bush-Gate?Seems like an honest misunderstanding...
But will the floodgates open like... more
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Here's a good clip from ESPN with Tim Floyd, the head coach of USC. I personally don't like the guy and really disagree with his perception of having to play an up-tempo style simply because USC happens to be in Los Angeles. However, he does say some nice things about O.J. Mayo that make me dislike the man less, so all in all it is a decent video. Here's a good clip from ESPN with Tim Floyd, the head coach of USC. I personally... more
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I hate mayonnaise and I don't like USC basketball. The Trojans, lead by freshmen O.J. Mayo (I know O.J. + Mayo doesn't sound like a good combo) lost to Mercer in their season opener. The Mustardless men from south central couldn't keep up and ended up being outscored by Mercer who put up 96 points in Tim Floyds (USC coach) third staight season opener loss. Orange Juice Mayonnaise put up a respectable 30+ points but didn't have what it takes to get them a win. Although i am rooting for the respect of the Pac 10, this kinda makes me laugh. Meanwhile our very own State Cougars were able to win their first game moving them to 1-0 on the year. Here is a clip of OJ Mayo getting kicked out of a high school game for being a guy by the name of OJ Mayo. yuckI hate mayonnaise and I don't like USC basketball. The Trojans, lead by freshmen... more
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