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I don't understand how so much harm can be done to one football program and the University.
Files stolen from football offices
By Josh Moon
Montgomery Advertiser
Over the past several months there have been some rather strange occurrences involving the Alabama State football program.
First, phony letters of intent were presented to two Columbus, Ga., high school players. Then, an unidentified person tried to pass himself off as the ASU head football coach to a Columbus, Miss., high school coach.
Now, someone has apparently stolen some recruiting files from the ASU football offices.
In a campus police report filed at 3:04 a.m. on May 12, campus police officer Lonnie Thomas said that he noticed that the backdoor to the trailer, which houses the ASU football offices, was unlocked.
Thomas said he went inside the trailer, where he noticed all the desk drawers in head coach L.C. Cole's office had been opened. Thomas said he couldn't determine if anything was missing.
However, in signed, written statements attached to the report, Cole and football secretary Jacqueline McDuffie said several files and one entire file box are missing.
According to Cole's statement, the stolen files contained recruiting documents from the 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons.
"This recruiting documentation contained information such as recruiting visit logs, school visit logs, recruit invitation letters, transcripts, game logs, release forms, etc.," Cole wrote.
McDuffie said she at first thought Cole had been going through the files in her office looking for something and had left some files lying on her desk.
"(Cole) said he had not put (the files on my desk)," wrote McDuffie. "I thought that was strange. Then, as I was searching for recruiting files, I realized that the 2000, 2001 and 2002 recruiting weekend files were missing. These files weren't locked in the file cabinet. I never felt they needed to be locked."
Cole said he can't figure out why someone would want to steal recruiting files.
"I think it's strange that someone would come in and take a bunch of files with all of the expensive video equipment and valuable football equipment in there," Cole said. "I guess they were looking for something in particular."
While the files from his office may be gone, Cole said it shouldn't make any difference.
"Everything we have is a copy of what was sent to the compliance office," he said. "They should have the same documents we do because we turned everything over to them."
Cole also said he still has copies of some of the items that were stolen.
"When this investigation first started, I went through the files and made copies of all of the things that I felt would be important to this investigation and put them in a binder," Cole said. "I still have all of that. Were missing some things, but we've still got copies of most of the things that are important."
Files stolen from football offices
By Josh Moon
Montgomery Advertiser
Over the past several months there have been some rather strange occurrences involving the Alabama State football program.
First, phony letters of intent were presented to two Columbus, Ga., high school players. Then, an unidentified person tried to pass himself off as the ASU head football coach to a Columbus, Miss., high school coach.
Now, someone has apparently stolen some recruiting files from the ASU football offices.
In a campus police report filed at 3:04 a.m. on May 12, campus police officer Lonnie Thomas said that he noticed that the backdoor to the trailer, which houses the ASU football offices, was unlocked.
Thomas said he went inside the trailer, where he noticed all the desk drawers in head coach L.C. Cole's office had been opened. Thomas said he couldn't determine if anything was missing.
However, in signed, written statements attached to the report, Cole and football secretary Jacqueline McDuffie said several files and one entire file box are missing.
According to Cole's statement, the stolen files contained recruiting documents from the 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons.
"This recruiting documentation contained information such as recruiting visit logs, school visit logs, recruit invitation letters, transcripts, game logs, release forms, etc.," Cole wrote.
McDuffie said she at first thought Cole had been going through the files in her office looking for something and had left some files lying on her desk.
"(Cole) said he had not put (the files on my desk)," wrote McDuffie. "I thought that was strange. Then, as I was searching for recruiting files, I realized that the 2000, 2001 and 2002 recruiting weekend files were missing. These files weren't locked in the file cabinet. I never felt they needed to be locked."
Cole said he can't figure out why someone would want to steal recruiting files.
"I think it's strange that someone would come in and take a bunch of files with all of the expensive video equipment and valuable football equipment in there," Cole said. "I guess they were looking for something in particular."
While the files from his office may be gone, Cole said it shouldn't make any difference.
"Everything we have is a copy of what was sent to the compliance office," he said. "They should have the same documents we do because we turned everything over to them."
Cole also said he still has copies of some of the items that were stolen.
"When this investigation first started, I went through the files and made copies of all of the things that I felt would be important to this investigation and put them in a binder," Cole said. "I still have all of that. Were missing some things, but we've still got copies of most of the things that are important."
When does the madness stop? I mean does Cole by now even want to be at Bama State? Did he have his own files stolen to throw off the investigation? Or are they(Bama State admin) really on a witch hunt?
