Sun Sentinel: Will unpaid tuition jeopardize student-athlete's future?

Release Date: June 4, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel about a Florida high school student, James Potts, the son of a scrap collector who turned to academics and athletics to overcome a disadvantaged background and win a full athletic scholarship to UB, reports his future is in jeopardy because the private school he attended is threatening to withhold his transcript because of unpaid tuition. An additional story in the Sun Sentinel reports that despite an outpouring of public support, NCAA rules prohibit Potts from accepting outside contributions to pay off his tuition.

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