Word: ncaas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...NCAA has set up a three-man subcommittee under the direction of Stan Marshall, South Dakota Athletic Director, to review the cases of those Canadian and American players who acknowledged on a recent NCAA "Ice Hockey Questionnaire" that they participated in Junior A hockey in Canada or received some kind of money for participating in hockey programs before coming to NCAA member colleges. In either case, the players fall under the head of professionalism...
Though the final decision belongs to the NCAA, the consensus among the players and others involved in the controversy is that the subcommittee's findings will result in a waiver for the players, allowing them to finish their collegiate careers...
...many have expressed uncertainties about how the always unpredictable NCAA will react to the situation. Though it would seem somewhat ludicrous to many to declare 200 players ineligible, wiping out most of the major NCAA teams, there are still doubts as to whether or not the committee will rule in favor of the players...
Harvard takes to Palmer Stadium the nation's 11th best scoring offense, averaging 29 points per game. Crimson quarterback Milt Holt ranks 16th in NCAA statistics for total offense, while placekicker-halfback Alky Tsitsos is 13th in the scoring department...
Though Plunkett's past performance on the gridiron has been more conservative than flashy, it obviously speaks for itself. The honors and accolades have been heaped on him. During his career at Stanford, where he majored in political science, he shattered NCAA records, beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, made every All-American team, and won the Maxwell Award as well as the highly-touted Heisman Trophy...