NCAA will give Mauk further review | Cincinnati Enquirer

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Maybe Mike Cook Should Sue
Published 8/21/2008 by Chas at Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue
Not really my preference, but it seems to have gotten the attention of the NCAA in Ben Mauk’s case . The NCAA agreed on Wednesday to re-hear Mauk’s appeal for a sixth year to complete his four years of eligibility. If the appeal reaches the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee, which ruled against Mauk on Aug. 8, Mauk has been assured that he will be given a chance to speak, something that he was not allowed to do the last time. But Kevin Murphy, Mauk’s attorney, said he hopes the matter never reaches the committee.“The (NCAA) staff is going to hear it first,” Murphy said. ...

Suddenly The NCAA Wants to Give Mauk Another Hearing
Published 8/21/2008 at FanHouse
... for a 6th year of eligibility, in an open court the NCAA has rethought its approach. How about a clean slate and a fresh set of NCAA eligibility hearings? ...

What to read while riding Usain Bolt to work
Published 8/21/2008 by Mike Rutherford at Card Chronicle
...   Speaking of the NCAA, it has agreed to re-hear former Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk's appeal for a sixth-year of eligibility. Mauk, who has had approximately 897 appeals rejected at this point, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA earlier this week. ...

The NCAA will bend to Ben Mauk's iron will
Published 8/21/2008 by Matt Hinton at Dr. Saturday
... Crooked boosters, fraudulent grades and frustrated quarterbacks, the NCAA can handle. But threatened with lawyers, it decided it was worth giving this kid just one more shot before the thing went to court: ...

Reporters' Notebooks
Published 8/21/2008 by dawizofodds (noreply@blogger.com) at The Wizard of Odds
... Bill Koch, Cincinnati Enquirer: There's still a chance Ben Mauk will be Cincinnati's starting quarterback. The NCAA agreed to re-hear Mauk's appeal for a sixth year to complete his four years of eligibility. ...