Austin, Little, and Quinn leave UNC

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Austin, Little, and Quinn leave UNC

By Chris Badders

Feb 4, 2011

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Chapel Hill, N.C. — Three former UNC football players who were subjects of a dual investigation by the NCAA and UNC into the North Carolina football program have withdrawn from UNC-Chapel Hill. A team spokesman confirmed that former defensive tackle Marvin Austin, wide receiver Greg Little, and defensive end Robert Quinn are no longer enrolled at UNC and didn't graduate.

Little and Quinn were both declared permanently ineligible by the NCAA after the investigation revealed they had taken improper benefits from agents. UNC estimated Little accepted $4,952 in benefits and Quinn accepted $5,642.

Austin, who was touted as a first-round draft pick at the beginning of the season, was dismissed from the team before any NCAA penalty was handed down. According to the NCAA, Austin also received improper benefits and was untruthful about it to investigators. UNC Athletic Director Dick Baddour estimated the benefits received at $10,000 and $13,000.

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Fresh Crop

It's OK. UNC-CH has just paid for and signed a fresh crop of cheaters. No one there can admit they've done anything wrong (cash, tutors, agents, cars, drugs, etc.) so they'll just keep on doing like they've always done: cheat, lie and deny.

RE: Austin, Little, and Quinn leave UNC

Who would have thunk!!

RE: Austin, Little, and Quinn leave UNC

Gotta get ready for the combine. Just preparing for their career. I'm just glad UNC doesn't simply give out degrees in 2 or 3 years like some schools.

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Unless, we don't know the whole story......yet.

We know the whole story. That is if the whole story means everything that UNC decided they better fess up to before it got reported by Yahoo! Sports.

RE: Austin, Little, and Quinn leave UNC

Greg little and robert quinn both out of high school maintained near 4.0's

So UNC gave them tutors before they even moved to Chapel Hill?

I also heard Derrick Rose couldn't qualify the first few times he took the SAT but then thru hard work quadrupled his score right before the admissions deadline. Surprised he didn't stay at Memphis to finish his degree.

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