Last I heard, according to pitt fans, The Pennsylvania State University’s culture is consumed with football at all costs. I’m confused after reading the pittt board on the recruitment of a player that has been plagued with academic problems throughout his college vocation.Pitt is quickly becoming Last Chance U...they are bringing in another guy that starred on the show who had to sit out the spring at Texas due to academics
Add that to having Alex Bookser on tape crashing his car getting chased by the cops and never getting suspended
Looks like Pitt puts football before everything else.....and they still suck
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I read he had some academic issues that kept him out in the spring and as a result got passed on depth chart. Same article though said he got his academics in order to grad transfer. Either way, seems to be a nice addition and someone who can start right away.
I would assume this is bad news for Bookser.
13 pitt2533, Yesterday at 3:07 PM
Welcome to Pitt Mr Hodges!
Does this mean Paris is not eligible or someone greyshirts so we would be at 85?
2 Cathedral Lawn Frisbee, Yesterday at 2:26 PM
Phil Steele's season preview mag has him listed as the starter at RT for Texas again this year as well.
8 BFo8, Yesterday at 2:52 PM
More than once. He had to go to JC (Last Chance U school, actually) before he got to Texas, too.
These are the kind of things that dispel some of the folk lore of us having higher standards, but who cares? If this kid can help out right away on the OL, it is a great add.
16 Jpripper88, Yesterday at 3:39 PM
Correct. Months after being suspended for academic reasons. That is not the profile of a normal graduate student. He is getting in because he can help our football team and he meets the NCAA standards. That is great for Pitt football.
18 Jpripper88, Yesterday at 4:32 PM
Now we need a similar player to replace Taleni and we're just down one going into fall practice.
19 BuffetParrothead, Yesterday at 4:43 PM
he received his degree from the University of Texas....earned is somewhat subjective imo.
21 upj87, Yesterday at 5:01 PM
Man, you might just jump off the UPMC Tower if Bookser ALSO ends up eligible and playing.
I suppose you'll burn your degree today, since the integrity of our Ivy-esque academy is being so badly impugned by these grotesque compromises!
Welcome aboard Mr. Hodges! More properly, Bachelor Of Science Hodges! We appreciate your imminent enrollment in our middling university, considering you're coming from yet another school that's ranked better than ours despite its heathen obsession with sports!
22 Revenge Of The Noise, Yesterday at 5:36 PM
Holy heck what a great pick up!!
You can tell it's extra great when the negative Pitt posters come on to dump on television kid... he must really be a stud
26 JokePa, Today at 2:37 AM