The proliferation of scandals in college football this past off-season has led some observers to question whether the NCAA is capable of fixing what is obviously a broken system.
Chris Griffin believes it can.
The Tampa attorney and former Florida State Seminole defensive back has been appointed to the NCAA Division 1 Committee on Infractions, effective September 1.
In his new role, Griffin will participate in hearings involving member schools and associated individuals who are alleged to have violated NCAA legislation.
“Intercollegiate sports have become an extremely important part of American culture and society,” Griffin told CL on Saturday. ” It is equally important that the NCAA’s member schools do all that they can to assure that the playing field is fair and level and that the student-athlete experience is as much, or more, “student” as “athlete.” Having been a student-athlete myself, I feel particularly privileged to be part of that process, especially in these relatively challenging times. “
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2011.
