While the world seems to be investigating the personal life of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, it's being reported that the NCAA is investigating the Heisman Trophy winner for an entirely different reason.

According to a report from ESPN, the NCAA is looking into whether or not Manziel received compensation signed photos and memorabilia.

ESPN's Outside the Lines reports that, according to two sources, Manziel agreed to a five-figure fee to sign hundreds of pieces of memorabilia while in Miami for the BCS National Championship Game in January.

Three sources said Manziel signed photographs, footballs, mini football helmets and other items at the request of an autograph broker named Drew Tieman. Two sources, who are aware of the signing arrangement, told "Outside the Lines" that Tieman approached Manziel on Jan. 6 when he landed at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to attend the game between Alabama and Notre Dame the next day.

 

After that meeting, three sources said, Manziel, accompanied by his friend and personal assistant Nathan Fitch, visited Tieman's residence and signed hundreds of items in the main room of the apartment despite the fact that there were many people in the room. Before Manziel left South Florida, after taking in the title game, he signed hundreds of autographs more, one source said.

 

The report goes on to say that NCAA assistant director of enforcement, James Garland, contacted Tieman in June to talk about Manziel-signed items that had shown up on eBay.

Neither the NCAA or Texas A&M would comment on the reported investigation.

If the NCAA were to rule that Manziel accepted money in exchange for the signed memorabilia he would be ruled ineligible.

 

 

 

 

Report: NCAA investigating Johnny Manziel - CBSSports.com

Why would he be so foolish, isn't his family loaded from oil money?

Oh lord...

 

If true, I'd wager he'd be suspended for the rest of the year and would be ordered to pay back what he reportedly made. I know smaller cases where players sold jerseys to people buying were just told to pay back the amount and may have had to sit out a game or two, if that. However, this would be on a much larger scale so a much larger punishment would be warranted.

 

Despite that, I wish something like this wasn't against NCAA rules. I have no problem with it and the kid making some money as often universities like Texas A&M are making huge bank over these high profile players and they aren't receiving any of it themselves. But as it stands, rules are rules and we must abide by them as it stands unless things change.

Do we honestly believe something wi come of this? Doesn't matter if he did it on the doorstep of the NCAA headquarters, nothing will happen.

Do we honestly believe something wi come of this? Doesn't matter if he did it on the doorstep of the NCAA headquarters, nothing will happen.

 

:lol: :lol:

 

I tend to agree.

Worst thing to happen to this kid was a Heisman he cannot handle it, not close to mature enough.

I find humor in that the NCAA will suspend its highest profile player, in its biggest money sport while they attempt to defend a lawsuit that may be impacted by the outcome. The O'Bannon lawsuit claims that players should be compensated for their value. This case helps establish that players names have value and that the NCAA prevents them from realizing the benefit of their own name. Tx A&M auctioned the right to sit with Johnny during their kickoff luncheon for $20,000.

Theoretical question.

 

 

If the NCAA suspends Johnny Football and then loses the O'Bannon case would Johnny Football be allowed to sue the NCAA?

If the NCAA loses the O'Bannon case I think the whole college athletic world changes overnight. Six power conferences w/ players compensated and the rest go back to old fashioned collegiate athletics.

Theoretical question.

 

 

If the NCAA suspends Johnny Football and then loses the O'Bannon case would Johnny Football be allowed to sue the NCAA?

 

 

No. Not related.

Vegas supposedly has taken Bama/A&M off the board.

Vegas supposedly has taken Bama/A&M off the board.

 

Rutt Ro Raggy!!!

 

Vegas normally has a better feel for this stuff than most...they must think there is something to this.

Not Jerry Tipton @NotJerryTipton

So, signing your name for a couple bucks: The worst thing ever. Fake classes, fake degrees, systemic academic fraud: Cool.

I can't believe all the love this guy gets on ESPN. What is he?, about 5'10 150. If Clowney doesn't kill him in the SC game, the Pros will next season. He's keeps setting the bounty higher with his actions, reminding me more and more of Marshall Henderson.

So, I was listening to ESPN on Sirius/XM and the thing that stood out about this case to me: there was a flood of items coming onto the market with authentication companies whose business is to verify the signatures (and these signatures are given serial #'s... this type of authentication is how the companies pay their bills, as it is basically their only revenue). In the case of the items in question, these serial numbers were sequential for a thousand or so different items (meaning they were submitted to the verification company in lots).

 

What this tells me is that even though Johnny Football COULD have profited, the person paying that profit didn't even care enough to try to hide/disguise it and basically screwed him over by submitting the items all at once, which makes me wonder about the kind of motives this person had.