WILL REDMOND NEWS

$6,000 Offered to Recruit - Coach Claims to Be a Mercenary

Byron De'Vinner, a 7-on-7 coach in Nashville, and is still talking about the developing recruiting scandal involving Mississippi State and possibly other SEC schools. He told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that MSU freshman Will Redmond was offered $6,000 by Robert Denton Herring - who was disassociated by MSU in July for impermissible contact with a prospect - to "...
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September 14, 2012  |  Discuss

This is the Trusted Face of a Recruiting Scandal

Byron De’Vinner, very available for interviews This is Byron De’vinner, the smoking gun behind the ongoing investigation into some shady Memphis high school recruiting practices, namely those involving the recruitment of Will Redmond by Mississippi State by former coach Angelo Mirando and one of it’s (now disassociated) boosters.   De’Vinner appeared on Head to Head Radio  and...
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September 13, 2012  |  Discuss

Coach: MSU player received money from booster

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- A football coach in Tennessee said he saw Mississippi State freshman defensive back Will Redmond receive money from a booster during the recruiting process. Byron De'Vinner, who coaches a 7-on-7 team during the summer in Nashville, told the "Head to Head" radio show in Mississippi on Tuesday that he witnessed a "handshake" worth...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi State May Have Been Giving Hundred Dollar Handshakes

There’s nowhere on the sports interwebs that appreciates a good hundred dollar hand shake like FOTP does, but when it involves Mississippi State and also allows us to promote our buddies at Head to Head Radio…well, all the better.  Yesterday H2H had on Byron De’Vinner, a Nashville 7 on 7 coach who claims that he witnessed a booster give Mississippi State DB Will Redmond money...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Morning Playbook - Jilted coach spills beans on Mississippi State booster

Mississippi State just picked up their first win against an SEC West opponent not named Ole Miss with Dan Mullen as head coach last weekend, so you would think things are all smiles this week for the Bulldogs. The news that a booster gave freshman Will Redmond $200 may take away from that sort of buzz, though. The report comes from a claim from a 7-on-7 football coach in Nashville...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Morning Playbook - Jilted coach spills beans on Mississippi State booster

Mississippi State just picked up their first win against an SEC West opponent not named Ole Miss with Dan Mullen as head coach last weekend, so you would think things are all smiles this week for the Bulldogs. The news that a booster gave freshman Will Redmond $200 may take away from that sort of buzz, though. The report comes from a claim from a 7-on-7 football coach...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Coach: MSU player received money from booster

A football coach in Nashville, Tenn., says he saw Mississippi State freshman defensive back Will Redmond receive money from a booster during the recruiting process. Byron De'Vinner called in to WXWX radio in Mississippi on Tuesday, saying the ''handshake'' was worth about $200 and that former Mississippi State assistant coach Angelo Mirando knew about the payment...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Violations and Rumors of Violations

Auburn and Mississippi State have those Memphis Blues again.   Everyone wants to know whats going down on the plains. There has been a rumor going around the web that there will be news coming out soon about recent goings on in Memphis that includes violations stemming from 7 on 7 tournaments and involves Byron De'Vinner who has been a mentor to players such as Jovon...
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September 11, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi State disassociates from booster

The Mississippi State Bulldogs have disassociated themselves from a booster because of “impermissible contact”. According to the AP, the booster’s name has been removed from the original documents they were provided after a Freedom of Information Act request was made. Mississippi State says in the documents that it has asked the disassociated booster to interview with the...
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August 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Miss. St. disassociates from booster

Mississippi State has disassociated from an athletics booster because of ''impermissible contact'' with a prospective student-athlete. The booster's name was redacted from documents provided to The Associated Press after a Freedom of Information Act request. Mississippi State announced last week that it is cooperating with the NCAA because of a ''potential...
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August 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi State disassociates from booster

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State has disassociated from an athletics booster because of "impermissible contact" with a prospective student-athlete. The booster's name was redacted from documents provided to The Associated Press after a Freedom of Information Act request. Mississippi State announced last week that it is cooperating with the NCAA because of...
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August 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi State Disassociates a Booster

Mississippi state has disassociated itself from one of its boosters who, according to Inside Mississippi State Sports, made impermissible contact with a recruit. The booster is not named in the documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request.  There is no word on whether the type of impermissible contact was a gift of a Ford Mustang. MSU said last week that it...
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August 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Report: NCAA investigating Miss St. (Strange Doings)

((ht: cdispatch.com)) This is interesting on several levels. According to the Dispatch in Starkville, Mississippi, it appears the NCAA may be investigating Mississippi State over the purchase of a car for incoming freshman DB Will Redmond. Redmond, who is from the Memphis area, allegedly got a Ford Mustang from a Memphis area used car dealership before he signed with Miss...
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August 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi State confirms NCAA looking into “recruiting irregularities”

Mississippi State has confirmed that the NCAA is currently investigating them for “recruiting irregularities”. The Bulldogs’ receivers coach Andgelo Mirando resigned very suddenly early this week, and was replaced by former Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster. Mirando stated that his resignation was for “personal issues”, but it seems at this point there may be more to that...
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August 24, 2012  |  Discuss

NCAA Inquiry Likely Cause for Mississippi State WR Coach Resignation

While to many Angelo Mirando's resignation this past Sunday went unnoticed, it now appears the Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver coach is the subject of an investigation into possible recruiting violations. According to ESPN.com's Joe Schad, Mirando may have been involved in recruiting activities in violation of NCAA rules for at least one player. Schad also reported...
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August 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Mississippi St. examining program

Mississippi State says it is working with the NCAA because of a ''potential recruiting irregularity'' in the football program, giving the Bulldogs a substantial distraction less than two weeks from their opener against Jackson State. The school says the investigation is close to finished. NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn confirmed the NCAA and Mississippi State were...
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August 23, 2012  |  Discuss

NCAA Still Snooping Around Memphis

NCAA investigators are still following leads in the Memphis area concerning Auburn recruit Javon Robinson. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal investigators questioned Robinson 7-on-7 coach recently. Byron De'Vinner of Nashville told The Commercial Appeal Wednesday that the NCAA representative's questions were broad in nature and weren't specific to the...
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August 17, 2012  |  Discuss
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