Found June 06, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Robert Dozier
TEAMS: Memphis Tigers

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by Tom ZillerFiled under: Kentucky, Memphis, Coaches, RecruitingMemphis officials, Kentucky coach John Calipari and the NCAA had their little four-hour pow-wow Saturday concerning that whole SAT scandal. The verdict? No verdict for six weeks or so, reports the Associated Press. As Clay Travis discussed Friday, Calipari is hiding chilling in China and had to phone in to the assuredly awkward hearing. (Note that he had to phone in. The NCAA demanded he participate, even if he's on the other side of the planet.)Six weeks (or more) leaves a lot of time for Tiger fans to sweat the impending doom of (gasp!) NCAA sanctions. But even more, it provides the opportunity for more allegations to come out against the program. Since the Derrick Rose story came to light, reports have placed the SAT scores of Robert Dozier in question. Another month-and-a-half leaves plenty of time for more shady recruiting stories to pop out.Six More Weeks of Anxiety For Memphis originally appeared on Fanhouse ...
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