Michael McAdoo and Devon Ramsay ruled permanently ineligible
The NCAA has ruled that North Carolina Tar Heels football players Michael McAdoo and Devon Ramsay are permanently ineligible, after the two were investigated by the college governing body for possible player agent and academic violations.
McAdoo and Ramsay were the last two players left to be investigated by the NCAA after it began to look into the possibility that players were receiving improper benefits from agents. The investigation later expanded to include a former assistant coach and
the possibility of academic violations aided by a tutor. North Carolina has said they will appeal the rulings.
“While we respect the decision, the facts of the cases simply do not support permanent ineligibility,” athletic director d**k Baddour said in a statement. “We will aggressively appeal and are hopeful the reinstatement committee will reach the same conclusion.”
The details of the cases have not been released as privacy laws inhibit the school and the NCAA from discussing specifics.
McAdoo was one of the 13 players who were held out of the club’s first game against the LSU Tigers, while his eligibility was disputed. The youngster was held out of the entire season before being named permanently ineligible by the NCAA. McAdoo is the seventh
player to miss the entire season for the Tar Heels as a result of the investigation. McAdoo joins Marvin Austin, Robert Quinn, Greg Little, Charles Brown, Brian Gupton and Jonathan Smith, as players who were forced to miss the entire 2010 season after NCAA
rulings.
Meanwhile, Ramsay played in four games this season before the Tar Heels decided it was best to sit the fullback. Ramsay played in two wins for North Carolina and the NCAA has already stated that the club does not have to forfeit those victories.
The rulings on McAdoo and Ramsay complete the eligibility portion of the NCAA investigation a full four months after it began.
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