Reports have surfaced that O.J. Mayo took $30, 000 from a friend who was paid by an agent to deliver him. Fox Sports is reporting that agent Louis Johnson told “Outside the Lines” that the money was given during Mayo’s freshman year.
Tim Floyd knew exactly what he was getting himself into when he signed Mayo. He even knew the runner, Guillory. Doesn’t seem like a new occurrence at USC when you factor in that Reggie Bush was given housing for him and his family by an agent while he was there.
Should Floyd have signed him? Why not? He is trying to win games and I am sure that Mayo didn’t tell him about the money. The big question is what will the NCAA do to USC now? AD Mike Garrett has an athletic program that is winning in its two major sports, but at what cost? Besides, both Floyd and Carroll worked in the pros where the players get paid. Has anybody asked them about paying college athletes?
It should be an interesting summer for the Men of Troy.
