Good for Gary Gray, UO associate athletics director and the Rupp family for caring enough to take the time and effort to do the right thing regarding Galen\'s eligibility. It shows a lot of class!
As university officials seek to certify the NCAA eligibility of track star Galen Rupp, they know that rival schools are following the process with skepticism, at best.
\"That\'s OK with me,\" said UO associate athletics director Gary Gray, who is in charge of compliance and who is, temporarily, Oregon\'s director of track and field.
Two, Rupp\'s family has retained an attorney, from the Kansas-based law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, nationally renowned in the field of NCAA rules, who is working in conjunction with UO officials.
\"We thought for a little more investment, we want to make sure all our Ts are crossed and Is are dotted and everything is above board ...,\" Rupp\'s father, Greg, said Tuesday. \"There was a lot of talk that it would be investigated, and NCAA violations, and we just want to make sure that there are none. ...