Hard Times Over

11/29/2008		Hard Times Over
Home History Games News Dictionary		Nick Calathes has had the scare of his life. Luckily for him it is over. The University of Florida Gators sophomore point guard's 600 dollar online poker debt did not break NCAA rules. The media went into a frenzy, and at the same time the University of Florida went into publicity protection mode as the NCAA moved into the investigation mode. All of this chaos was created by the discovery that young Nick Calathes, who is a college basketball player in his second year, owed 600 dollars to an online poker gaming site. Sophomore Nick Calathes is a point guard for the Florida Gators and it has been confirmed that he did not break any National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. This does not come as a surprise to Jeremy Foley, the University of Florida’s athletic director, as he made a statement earlier in the week. He was sure to be clear as he told the world that he trusted in Nick Calathes did not break any NCAA rules by playing poker online. In Foley’s statement he said "We became aware of certain allegations over the weekend and immediately looked into it. We reviewed everything very thoroughly and are satisfied with our results. We have no eligibility issues and are very comfortable that this issue is resolved based on our review." The athletic director went on to explain that the rule that Nick Calathes was investigated for prohibited athletes from providing information for gambling purposes or betting on sports. If an athlete is found to have neglected the rules put upon by the NCAA, whether they be gambling related or not, would be immediately barred from the organization and put on the person’s record. However, in the case of our point guard Nick Calathes it was concluded that he did not break any rules and is welcome to continue playing for the school.

11/29/2008

Hard Times Over

Nick Calathes has had the scare of his life. Luckily for him it is over. The University of Florida Gators sophomore point guard's 600 dollar online poker debt did not break NCAA rules.

The media went into a frenzy, and at the same time the University of Florida went into publicity protection mode as the NCAA moved into the investigation mode. All of this chaos was created by the discovery that young Nick Calathes, who is a college basketball player in his second year, owed 600 dollars to an online poker gaming site. Sophomore Nick Calathes is a point guard for the Florida Gators and it has been confirmed that he did not break any National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.

This does not come as a surprise to Jeremy Foley, the University of Florida’s athletic director, as he made a statement earlier in the week. He was sure to be clear as he told the world that he trusted in Nick Calathes did not break any NCAA rules by playing poker online. In Foley’s statement he said "We became aware of certain allegations over the weekend and immediately looked into it. We reviewed everything very thoroughly and are satisfied with our results. We have no eligibility issues and are very comfortable that this issue is resolved based on our review."

The athletic director went on to explain that the rule that Nick Calathes was investigated for prohibited athletes from providing information for gambling purposes or betting on sports. If an athlete is found to have neglected the rules put upon by the NCAA, whether they be gambling related or not, would be immediately barred from the organization and put on the person’s record. However, in the case of our point guard Nick Calathes it was concluded that he did not break any rules and is welcome to continue playing for the school.