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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama has been made aware of a report alleging a former player received extra benefits during his participation on the football team, athletic director Bill Battle said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.

"Our compliance department was looking into this situation prior to being notified that this story was actually going to be published," Battle said in the release. "Our review is ongoing. We diligently educate our student-athletes on maintaining compliance with NCAA rules, and will continue to do so."


Battle's statement comes on the heels of a Yahoo! Sports report alleging that former Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker and four other SEC players -- Tennessee's Tyler Bray and Maurice Couch, and Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox and Chad Bumphis -- received improper benefits as college players.

The allegations would violate NCAA bylaw 12.3.1.2 which prohibits athletes from receiving extra benefits from prospective agents or marketing representatives. The violation could impact Fluker's eligibility and potentially the Alabama wins he participated in.

The report shows benefits coming from multiple sources based on financial records and text messages belonging to former Alabama defensive lineman Luther Davis, who is said to have worked as a runner for the agents involved. Yahoo! authenticated transactions between Fluker and Davis, including money transfers, hotel stays, flights, furniture and other expenses.

One of the agents involved in the report, Alabama alumnus John Phillips, told AL.com that while he hasn't read the report, it's "filled with falsehoods."

Documents obtained by Yahoo! also show current Alabama defensive end Ed Stinson, whose name appears as "E. Stinson," on a flight itinerary from Nashville, though agent Isaac Conner said Stinson did not make the flight. Stinson, a starter on the defense, practiced on Wednesday afternoon.

A second report alleges that former Alabama safety Mark Barron accepted money while he was recovering from a shoulder injury as a junior in 2011 which kept him from declaring for the NFL draft. Text messages obtained by Yahoo! show that Barron was asked to repay money after signing with a competing sports agency.

The news comes just days before No. 1 Alabama's date with No. 6 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Saturday.

If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

NCAA still won't do anything :no

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

they had proof las time.... :2thumbs

frazier9495 wrote:

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

NCAA still won't do anything :no

Maybe not, but this does not bode well for the SEC,regardless. NO conference wants this kind of media attention,not even the SEC.
Dont forget both Tenn and Miss St are on probation until 2015.

Welllll shit

Let's just get rid of the NCAA. They aren't useful or necessary any more.

frazier9495 wrote:

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

NCAA still won't do anything :no

Yer right. Tennessee will be screwed but Bama will get off scott free.

billys_back wrote:

frazier9495 wrote:

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

NCAA still won't do anything :no

Yer right. Tennessee will be screwed but Bama will get off scott free.

Although, according to our resident Bama fans, the NCAA hates them so much that this would warrant the death penalty

but if Saban wants to avoid the heat like Pete Carroll he is more than welcome to take over at Nebraska :dog

frazier9495 wrote:

billys_back wrote:

frazier9495 wrote:

bigbluebazooka wrote:If you read the yahoo report looks like they got proof this time.

NCAA still won't do anything :no

Yer right. Tennessee will be screwed but Bama will get off scott free.

Although, according to our resident Bama fans, the NCAA hates them so much that this would warrant the death penalty

but if Saban wants to avoid the heat like Pete Carroll he is more than welcome to take over at Nebraska :dog

Bama has been on probation for most of my life :dog

Something like this happened with Marcell Dareus in 2010 and Andre Smith in 2008. Saban asked the players what they did and they admitted it. He took precautionary action with suspensions. If DJ Fluker's dumbass was doing this and kept it low, and it costs us championships, he will establish Gene Jelks reputation. I don't think its true, but if it is, we made a great run. I find it odd that this comes out right before the A&M game. Like its just a distraction.

Fluker = Danny Almonte

After watching how pissed Saban was after that interview, Im almost positive we beat A&M's ass by at least 30. He cant control the Fluker situation, but he can control the game. I think even he was surprised at the story.

theSabanator20 wrote:After watching how pissed Saban was after that interview, Im almost positive we beat A&M's ass by at least 30. He cant control the Fluker situation, but he can control the game. I think even he was surprised at the story.

Yeah, he thought he would be long retired before anyone found out :biglol

frazier9495 wrote:

theSabanator20 wrote:After watching how pissed Saban was after that interview, Im almost positive we beat A&M's ass by at least 30. He cant control the Fluker situation, but he can control the game. I think even he was surprised at the story.

Yeah, he thought he would be long retired before anyone found out :biglol

:lolthumb While I know what you meant by that, what I was actually saying is that he seemed as if he really didn't know what to think about it. He sounded disappointed in Fluker and what the consequences could be if it is true. He had nothing to do with the whole thing. It wasn't even a university problem(if its even true), players from multiple teams are in the allegations. Its not like the universities were paying them intermediately, it was strictly a personal problem.

Canes_Knights wrote:Let's just get rid of the NCAA. They aren't useful or necessary any more.

I've said this many times.

Let the big 5 pull out and establish their own rules, championship, and governing body, and tell the NCAA to fuck off

JdPat04 wrote:

Canes_Knights wrote:Let's just get rid of the NCAA. They aren't useful or necessary any more.

I've said this many times.

Let the big 5 pull out and establish their own rules, championship, and governing body, and tell the NCAA to fuck off

:agree :whogivesafuck about the :ncaa

theSabanator20 wrote:

JdPat04 wrote:

Canes_Knights wrote:Let's just get rid of the NCAA. They aren't useful or necessary any more.

I've said this many times.

Let the big 5 pull out and establish their own rules, championship, and governing body, and tell the NCAA to fuck off

:agree :whogivesafuck about the :ncaa

They couldn't stop them from doing it. The small schools like uab, Troy, southern ga, wazzu, and south Florida could come too.... I guess so we could have some "bye weeks"