Canzano: The madness didn't stop in March
College athletics is off the rails.
The juicy details of this pay-for-play college sports era have nothing on the old days. I covered Jerry Tarkanian’s teams for a few seasons. A star point guard, Tito Maddox, showed up to practice driving a new Cadillac Escalade one day.
It was a lease, he said.
The same went for his friend, Jeff Trepagnier, who was suiting up at USC. They found themselves driving matching $46,000 SUVs. It turns out, they were friends with a registered sports agent, who flew the two college kids to Las Vegas before the season for a 72-hour trip that included airfare, hotel, and cash.