Let me see if this makes sense...a kid received notice from the Dean's office at the university where he attends as a student-athlete that states he has enough credits to participate in the Graduation Ceremony. He participates in that Ceremony, registers in the fall and is on track to complete the few remaining credits needed to receive the diploma at the end of the semester. But receives notice from the Compliance Officer just before fall class begins letting him know although you are on track to finish we are going to suspend you four games because according to a NEW NCAA rule made retroactive to December 31, 2011 you were one credit shy of the new requirements. Isn't the rule made to keep kids in school? Isn't this what Kemp has done, stayed in school? So, now he has to sit out four games? WTF!!!
As the Compliance Officer, it was Gee's responsibility to know the rule and how it affects the athletes in her department. That's what NCAA Compliance Officers are paid to do and it is not unheard of for a Compliance Officer to be fired over something like this at some of the bigger institutions. What a concept - firing someone for Not doing their job?! Perhaps it's that Kemp doesn't fall under one of the players she claims to "care" so deeply about as this was definitely something that could have been corrected sooner that this fall.
In any case, Kemp has already done the work he needed to do to become compliant in accordance with that rule. Once you become compliant the NCAA has a 10 day waiting period. If he was being held out of games because of academics and because of this rule, he should be good to go as of the Liberty game. If they hold him out of any additional games it is because Gee (or the UM President or other empowered administrators- not sure if she's calling the shots or if she is just a puppet here) decide to hold Kemp out.
IMHO, if the reason Kemp is held out of games has to do with the program or the school being under investigation by the NCAA, DOE, and DOJ then it would appear that he is being singled out and possibly being used as a scapegoat for whatever the administrators fear might be discovered by the investigators as there have not been any NCAA suspensions levied against this kid. In any case, not saying people don't make mistakes, student-athletes don't make mistakes... but way to support your student-athletes who stay in school, graduate and generally try to do the right thing!
