Amidst NCAA investigation, UNC bans Twitter
University of North Carolina football coach Butch Davis has banned his players from using Twitter. The majority of the Tar Heels football squad was part of the popular social networking site until they
were told by Davis to shut down their accounts.
Davis is said to have told the players to suspend their accounts and that anyone who has not already joined is not allowed to create a profile. Davis made the announcement on Thursday 14 October at practice.
The decision came after defensive tackle Quinton James and fullback Devon Ramsey made inappropriate posts, one of which involved a photograph.
The recent debacle comes in the midst of a very embarrassing ongoing investigation into the university’s involvement with Los Angeles based agents and players receiving improper benefits. It is clear that
Davis is trying to regain some of the programs credibility and Twitter posts, many of which detail are not helping.
North Carolina has been the centre of a very intense NCAA investigation that has surrounded the Southeastern Conference since the end of August. The school was forced to sit out 13 players to start the
season while the college governing body determined their eligibility. Since that time the school has had two players suspended and three reinstated, while the others remain on the sidelines.
The constant scrutiny and the questions of eligibility caused the Tar Heels to get off to a very poor start. Coming into the 2010 season ranked 18th in the nation, North Carolina lost their
first two games and immediately dropped out of the rankings. The school has battled back and won their last three contests against lesser opponents. However, the squad will need to have the remaining eight players still sidelined due to eligibility on the
roster if they hope to compete against Miami (FL), Florida State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina State late in the season.
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