Leon Sandcastle Gets Fired, Rehired By Own School

Remember the Prime Academy players in attendance at Deion Sanders' Hall-Of-Fame induction? That's his private charter school in the Dallas Metroplex. Well, after what Deion called a "confrontation" with one of the school's administrators, he got fired from his own prep school. The administrator claims he was thrown and grabbed by the throat by Sanders in an argument over the school's academic performance. By Friday evening, Sanders was reinstated, but said he would leave after the 2013-14 season.
The school is in its second year, following a season where eligibility issues within Texas' University Interscholastic League rules caused the football team to play a short, independent schedule last year. This year, the school's academic performance has fallen below state standards.
The incident also comes out after his recently-divorced wife Pilar testified he assaulted her in April 2012. His (and Pilar's) assault cases should be coming up soon, so everything's coming up roses for Leon right now.
Read more at the Dallas Morning News. Photo courtesy.

Upcoming SI Report: Oklahoma State Paid Players In Cash And Sex

The Oklahoman has uncovered details from an upcoming Sports Illustrated article revealing improprieties dating back to the pre-2005 Les Miles era at Oklahoma State. Among the allegations are coaches and boosters paying players (including an assistant coach offering bonuses), football players not attending class and having tutors do their work for them, grade changing, and hostesses in the Orange Pride program offering sex to high school recruits.
(For the uninitiated, a hostess is a co-ed who shows prospective recruits around campus, including local parties. A good example for this case would be the Jesus Shuttlesworth-Jill Kelly-Chasey Lain scene in He Got Game, as seen above).
The assistant coach's payments allegedly went into 2011 before he left for West Virginia.
College football: always finding new ways to make you feel dirty.
Read more at The Oklahoman. Image courtesy Bleacher Report.

Are Attacks On Refs On The Rise?

Outside the Lines reports on officials in youth sports, following the death of a soccer referee in Utah last year. Is the culture of college recruiting leading to more referees in danger?

College Football Likes Them Young

USC coach Lane Kiffen offered a scholarship to a young receiver in California last week. Like, real young:
8th grade.
Not to be outdone, UCLA the next day offered a scholarship to another 8th grader, a quarterback out of Texas.
And it's not the first time, either. Last year, both Alabama and LSU offered a scholarship to one 8th grader, and Washington offered one to a 14-year-old San Diego QB. And Lane Kiffen already made an offer to 13-year-old two years ago.
Read more at College Football Talk. 

High School Recruit "Rolls Toilet"

Elijah Hood plays running back for Charlotte Catholic High School, but verbally committed to Notre Dame in April, before he's even started his senior year. He still gets recruitment letters from other colleges, so he decided to show his Notre Dame loyalty by shooting this Vine Tuesday night:

    #RollToilet #Firstvine #ImOutHere vine.co/v/b3x5qbq31tO
    — Elijah Hood (@EHood34) June 5, 2013

@ian_leo_m @natt_norm The sound of getting crushed by bama's what? failing grad rate for African Americans yea makes sense haha #RollToilet
— Elijah Hood (@EHood34) June 5, 2013

Needless to say, Hood deleted the tweet and original vine after his high school coach told him to.

Alright Guys My Highschool Coach Called Gotta Take Roll Toilet down and apologize formally to Nick Saban, Alabama, and Norte Dame hahaha
— Elijah Hood (@EHood34) June 5, 2013

It should be an interesting senior year of high school. Read more at SBNation.com.