Florida commits NCAA violations via Facebook

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facebook stalker 297x214 Florida commits NCAA violations via Facebook

Stalking a recruit is not groundbreaking news or anything. It’s been going on for years as coaches and programs pushed the envelope by contacting friends, family members, and street agents trying to get an “in” for a player.

So it’s no big surprise that stalking has reached the internet and more specifically, Facebook.

Florida football is in trouble for having coaches post on potential recruits’ Facebook walls.

A Florida assistant posted comments on the Facebook walls of two recruits on Aug. 5. An opposing school monitored the walls and reported the comments to the SEC office.

Florida then self-reported an assistant’s Facebook wall posting to a recruit on Aug. 7, a separate violation.

The names of the assistant coaches or the whistle-blowing school were not revealed in Florida’s records.

Just a FYI to the Florida coaching staff, if you want to send a recruit something without anybody noticing, Facebook has this feature called “messages”. Nobody knows you’re sending it except you and the person receiving it.

So if internet stalking is your thing, and it appears it is, go that route. Otherwise, stick to what you know best. You know, lurking in the shadows at high school gyms and passing them $20 bills underneath the bleachers.

Florida football misuses Facebook, commits four minor NCAA violations {Orlando Sentinel}

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