Auburn may have violated NCAA rules when...
Auburn may have violated NCAA rules when an assistant coach bailed quarterback Jeff Burger out of jail last month after Burger was arrested during a brawl at a restaurant, the Alabama Journal reported.
Auburn quarterback coach Pat Sullivan, a former Heisman Trophy winner, posted $700 bond to free Burger after he was arrested on July 14 in the parking lot of the restaurant on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and public intoxication, the newspaper said.
It quoted Rick Evrard, director of NCAA Legislative Services, as saying that posting bond for a student-athlete is a violation of the NCAA’s constitution.
The intoxication charge was later dropped when Burger pleaded guilty to the weapons count. He was fined $50, plus $32 in court costs.
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