The NCAA is one phucked up gutless organization... [View all]

[joeybee12]

From the files of the NCAA's poor judgements comes a case about a BYU runner who took part in a fun-run and was suspended for a year.

Doug Robinson of the Deseret News reports on the case of Jared Ward, a BYU cross-country runner who is facing an extreme punishment for a harmless act.

After graduating high school Ward completed a mission through the Mormon church, and when he came back in September 2009 it was too late for him to enroll in school. So he took some time off to train before entering BYU. That fall Ward traveled to California to watch his brother compete in a regional cross-country race in California.

Before that event there was a recreational race for coaches, parents and other spectators. Just a lighthearted way for supporters to have some fun.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201311/ncaa-runner-lost-year-eligibility-after-competing-costume-race

Slap on the writs for major football and basketball violations, and only when outside groups bring the glaring problems to the NCAA's attention, but this over a sport not many people watch...phuckers.