I hope he's innocent. But if not, stay classy UCLA https://dailybruin.com/2019/03/12/m...charged-in-college-admissions-bribery-scheme/ "Salcedo received a transcript and standardized test scores in May 2016 from former USC women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin for a student who did not play competitive soccer, according to court records. Records indicated Salcedo then forwarded the information to a UCLA women’s soccer coach and the student was admitted to UCLA as a student-athlete, under conditions that the student completed her senior year of high school and participated on the UCLA team for at least one academic year. In July 2016, Steven Masera, a former accountant and financial officer for Singer’s businesses, emailed a $250,000 invoice to the mother of the student that was said to be a “private contribution,” according to records. According to records, the father of the student asked Singer to confirm in writing the $250,000 would be returned if his daughter did not receive final admission to UCLA. Singer said he would return the money." In another instance, records stated Singer mailed Salcedo an $100,000 check drawn from one of the Key Worldwide Foundation accounts. In exchange for the money, Salcedo designated the son of another of Singer’s clients as a recruit for the men’s soccer team, despite the fact the student did not play competitive soccer, according to court records. After the student’s admission, records indicated Singer again paid Khosroshahin $25,000 for facilitating the transaction.
Well, looks like I will finally get my wish of Salcedo getting the sack, but not under the circumstances I would've liked. He should have been fired a long time ago for poor coaching results. Anyways, what an embarrassment to UCLA. He makes 200k-300k in salary alone and he's thrown his career and benefits and pension away for (if the allegations are true) bribes worth an extra year's worth of salary... what was he thinking? https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=jorge+salcedo
If you'd have given me 100 guesses at how Salcedo's time as UCLA head coach would have ended, I wouldn't have come close to this scenario.
For those not reading all the links, also Mark Riddell of IMG https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190312/img-academy-director-accused-in-college-bribery-scandal Longtime Yale coach Women's Coach Rudy Meredith ($400K bribe) Maybe that vacancy thread will heat up.
I never really thought about this sort of scam going down in college soccer and other college sports. But back in the early days of the higher-profile, "sanctioned" academy soccer teams, a couple of times I wondered about how and why some of the young players who were selected for these squads actually were picked for those teams.
Last good year was 2014 - basically a 500 team since then despite huge advantages of location, funding, conference, highly desirable yet accessible school. and legacy. If true, what a disgrace.
I will make a rash assumption that there are other coaches out there not yet indicted who are having nervous tics whenever the phone rings.
Back in my college days, there were loads (or, at least it seemed like loads ) of guys who walked around saying they were "recruited" but weren't on the team. I always kind of figured they were more or less invited walk-ons, who didn't make the cut or decided not to bother trying. But it never occurred to me to think that the coach might've given them some benefit in admissions. Does anyone know if there are rules governing how many guys a coach can say he's recruiting for admissions purposes, if that's even a thing?
They should also be looking at all the foreign players who come over here at an advanced age, and have been paid to play before.
That this has always happened to some degree seems common knowledge. The size of the payouts is what is eye popping. How did the UCLA coach get a girl on the women's team?
Everyone indicted (except the students) https://people.com/crime/everyone-charged-college-admissions-cheating-scandal/ To complete the story, I would like to see a record of each student-athlete(?) and their path through the system before, during, and after college. Did any of them actually get playing time?
"Did any of them actually get playing time?" -------------------------------------- Well, this female didn't. Not a minute as a bruin. -------------- http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mor...am-in-admissions-scandal/ar-BBUYVCw?ocid=iehp Isakson profile on a Pac-12 website says she made no appearances and played no minutes during the season.
That can't be a coincidence that the youth team she claimed to play for was being run by one of Jorge's former teammates. I'm guessing Salcedo thought Zak Ibsen would cover for him if anyone ever asked. Apparently he got that one wrong.
In another website I frequent, there is a frequent poster who has identified himself over the years as the parent of one of the UCLA women. He and his wife are both former UCLA athletes as well. People are taking much pleasure in deflating his pride balloon. http://www.socalsoccer.com/threads/...cludes-former-yale-womens-soccer-coach.16823/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ucla-hea...-admissions-fraud-scandal-101429054--sow.html UCLA soccer coach charged in admissions fraud scandal resigns
Someone - I forget who - proposed that an appropriate punishment for the schools involved would be to force them to play the offending students in games.
“What we do is we help the wealthiest families in the U.S. get their kids into school,” Singer said... https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow...ollege-admissions-scandal-20190331-story.html
Presumably, the NCAA can search the web to double-check such players? The pro clubs are always happy to announce when they have signed some 18 year old on a professional contract. English clubs are obliged to list who they are releasing and who they are offering contracts to every spring.