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Marsh: Athletes Have Right To Fair Process

October 16, 2014

As more college football programs become mired in player controversies, some schools are moving quickly to resolve the matters, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The University of Florida suspended quarterback Treon Harris from the team, after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in a residence hall, while the University of Kentucky suspended defensive end Lloyd Tubman from the team, after he was charged with rape. Tubman pleaded not guilty.

“An athlete has a right to a fair process,” said Gene A. Marsh, a retired UA law professor and former chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Committee on Infractions, ” but any athlete who chooses to be in this kind of high-profile world has to accept the scrutiny that comes with it.” For more, read “What You Need To Know About The Past Seven Days.”


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