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A lawsuit against NCAA football submitted after the FOXSA examination has been broadcast

Some studies take months, even years to uncover the truth. In the past seven months, Yami Virgin of Fox SA has been investigating fraud fraud in the Australian pipeline to US College Football. Breaking News now shows that the father of a high school juniors has been filed with a lawsuit against the NCAA that aims to fight for fairness for US student athletes.

The growing Australian presence in US College football

For thousands of high school students in the USA, it is a life -long dream to play College football. Almost half of all late positions in Division I programs are now filled by Australian players.

As reported for the first time last month, allegations argued that not all Australian kickers and spuns that competed in the USA were entitled to scholarships or student visa, which may violate the NCAA regulations. On Friday, a federal action was submitted against the NCAA in which it was argued that their football authorization policy disadvantaged unjustified American athletes.

A father's struggle for fairness

Michael Loeffler, the father of a high school spun, submitted the lawsuit on behalf of his minor son, who dreams of receiving a scholarship when he ended in a year and a half. Loeffler claims that the 18-year-old Punters Ob from the USA or the Austro-Australia of alleged unfair recruitment practices are not given a fair opportunity to take part in competitions.

According to Loeffler, the story showed that his investigation takes the right way. “First of all, I would like to thank you, Yami, because this hard -working investigation no longer exists. Here and there everything is a news nugget. Nobody is ready to invest seven months of their time in order to examine something like this. “

Loeffler argues that the US high school player against 25-year-old Australian athletes competes with extensive experience in the Australian Football League (AFL), where coloring is a fundamental ability.

Loeffler says: “You often compete against 25-year-old Australian with 6, 7, 8 years of AFL experience. I have no problem with it – if you are 18 years old. “

Allegations of incorrect justification

In our previous reports, a American college trainer claimed that he had first -handed about Australian players who are wrongly justified.

The coach who asked to stay anonymous last month, he said: “Apparently he had started working with Prokick, and the coaches I spoke to had the impression that he had four years. He had never been on the college. But when I recruited him, I was told that he only had three years to play. “

With the help of the Australian private investigation company IFW, FOX SA examined the academic history of several Australian players who have grants here in the USA

Ken Gamble, who belongs, explained what they originally found: “These students we examined visited full -time at the university, and we do not believe that this was disclosed. If there was a false representation of their educational standards, this is not only a violation of the NCAA registration rules, but also the fraud fraud. “

A well -known Australian trainer also confirmed the suspicion of changing academic records.

“He had three certificates of transcripts – one from school, one of Prokick and one to improve his GPA. When I asked why, the answer was: “This has a B, and it has a C,” said the coach who asked us to protect his identity.

The call to the larger NCAA supervision

Loeffler discovered that many parents, coaches and trainers are aware of these authorization gaps, but without clear NCAA guidelines for football there is a competitive gap between the graduates of the US high school and older Australian recruit.

For example, in the ice hockey at the junior level, a player lose a year of NCAA authorization for every further year in which he continues to play. College football, however, has no similar age restrictions.

The special teams trainer Mike McCabe, owner of One on One Kicking, has informed himself about the effects of recruitment from Prokick on the US -PUNTING market.

Mike McCabe, trainer, “The stunt market in the USA has dropped by over 54%.”

The growing concern in the football community

McCabe and other trainers argue that a better supervision is required when recruiting College Football.

“We talk especially about Prokick and some of the players they had. I think the whole country in our industry knows what's going on, ”said McCabe.

McCabe warns that certain training programs promise complete scholarships if they pay for their training and have ethical concerns.

McCabe: “If you see a certain company, this guarantees a full scholarship, only for training there, that's a big red flag.”

What's next?

Loeffler hopes that more parents will take part in his lawsuit and seek fairness for his son and other young athletes who follow the rules, but may never see their dreams realized.

Loeffler says this complaint may be difficult, but it's the right thing: “Nobody seems to take a position for our children. I am sure I will get backlash, just like Yami for this investigation. But if she hadn't opened the door, this would not get media detection that is now. “

This is an ongoing examination. Stay at FOX SA for the latest updates.

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