(4/5) Former OU Booster McRae Speaks, Rhett Bomar, and More!
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McRae speaks for the first time: Brad McRae, the booster at the center of the excessive-pay scheme that landed Oklahoma a date with the NCAA infractions committee, blamed the problem on OU football players Wednesday and said he had no knowledge of what was happening. "Did I tell Rhett Bomar that he could come in there and punch in and out anytime he wanted to? I did not," McRae said in a telephone interview with The Dallas Morning News. "I never liked Rhett Bomar, anyway." Asked if he felt persecuted for being blamed, McRae said: "Yes. What are you doing to me right now?" He said reporters were just writing what they wanted about the situation without regard for the truth. (More at Dallas Morning News) So why does McRae speak now? Who knows? After KFOR-TV tried to track him down months ago.
Bomar says, he didn't intend to break the rules: The former Sooner quarterback just sort of veered astray, according to comments Bomar made to ESPN.com for a story that will appear online Friday. "It started out, we went there all the time" Bomar told ESPN.com. "And then one thing leads to another, you know, and you get in trouble" Bomar took responsibility for his missteps. "Ultimately, it was my decision" Bomar said. "And I got caught up in it. My actions, you know, are there. They are clear what happened. And so, I mean, I'll take full blame" (NewsOK.com)
Roommate to players at Big Red Sports/Imports speaks: A former University of Oklahoma walk-on football player accused of being paid for work he didn't perform at a Norman auto dealership regularly brought home dealership cars for his personal use, a former roommate said. Logan Brosky roomed with Jermaine Hardison, the walk-on, for about a year. Brosky said he knew several players who worked at Big Red Sports/Imports. Some of them would talk about how easy the job was. "They'd just sit there and not do anything and let the Mexicans do all the detailing," Brosky recently said the players told him. "They'd clock in and go eat." Former Big Red manager Brad McRae often threw parties at his house for players and other guests, Brosky said. "He'd buy pizzas, Chinese, Quiznos -- anything they wanted," Brosky said. "I know it happened for sure three times, and it probably happened more than that." (More at Dallas Morning News)
Joe Washington joins the OU Athletics Department: Joe Washington, a three-time All-America running back at Oklahoma from 1972-75, has been named Special Assistant to the Athletics Director and Executive Director of the Varsity O Association at his alma mater. The position being assumed by Washington is newly created. It is part of a restructuring effort designed to place added emphasis on outreach to former student-athletes. OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione made the announcement. Washington will assume his new duties in May. (More about the announcements at SoonerSports.com)
Go inside spring practice No. 11: SoonerSports.com
Receivers gain ground: Tulsa World
McRae speaks for the first time: Brad McRae, the booster at the center of the excessive-pay scheme that landed Oklahoma a date with the NCAA infractions committee, blamed the problem on OU football players Wednesday and said he had no knowledge of what was happening. "Did I tell Rhett Bomar that he could come in there and punch in and out anytime he wanted to? I did not," McRae said in a telephone interview with The Dallas Morning News. "I never liked Rhett Bomar, anyway." Asked if he felt persecuted for being blamed, McRae said: "Yes. What are you doing to me right now?" He said reporters were just writing what they wanted about the situation without regard for the truth. (More at Dallas Morning News) So why does McRae speak now? Who knows? After KFOR-TV tried to track him down months ago.
Bomar says, he didn't intend to break the rules: The former Sooner quarterback just sort of veered astray, according to comments Bomar made to ESPN.com for a story that will appear online Friday. "It started out, we went there all the time" Bomar told ESPN.com. "And then one thing leads to another, you know, and you get in trouble" Bomar took responsibility for his missteps. "Ultimately, it was my decision" Bomar said. "And I got caught up in it. My actions, you know, are there. They are clear what happened. And so, I mean, I'll take full blame" (NewsOK.com)
Roommate to players at Big Red Sports/Imports speaks: A former University of Oklahoma walk-on football player accused of being paid for work he didn't perform at a Norman auto dealership regularly brought home dealership cars for his personal use, a former roommate said. Logan Brosky roomed with Jermaine Hardison, the walk-on, for about a year. Brosky said he knew several players who worked at Big Red Sports/Imports. Some of them would talk about how easy the job was. "They'd just sit there and not do anything and let the Mexicans do all the detailing," Brosky recently said the players told him. "They'd clock in and go eat." Former Big Red manager Brad McRae often threw parties at his house for players and other guests, Brosky said. "He'd buy pizzas, Chinese, Quiznos -- anything they wanted," Brosky said. "I know it happened for sure three times, and it probably happened more than that." (More at Dallas Morning News)
Joe Washington joins the OU Athletics Department: Joe Washington, a three-time All-America running back at Oklahoma from 1972-75, has been named Special Assistant to the Athletics Director and Executive Director of the Varsity O Association at his alma mater. The position being assumed by Washington is newly created. It is part of a restructuring effort designed to place added emphasis on outreach to former student-athletes. OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione made the announcement. Washington will assume his new duties in May. (More about the announcements at SoonerSports.com)
Go inside spring practice No. 11: SoonerSports.com
Receivers gain ground: Tulsa World
Labels: Jermaine Hardison, Joe Washington, Keeping them Honest, NCAA Investigation, Oklahoma Sooners, Rhett Bomar
