EXCLUSIVE: Gators punish players for misuse of funds
Several Florida football players are dealing with internal punishment over the misuse of school funds, per sources with knowledge of the situation.
The players, who include freshmen, sophomores and soon-to-be NFL Draft picks, were disciplined by the school — including football coach Jim McElwain — having allegedly misused Student Aid debit cards.
The players were alleged to have to taken part in a scheme that saw them purchase electronic products with school-issued debit cards before selling them for cash. While this practice is not uncommon in college football, the Gators’ players then went to university officials to report their cards stolen, so then Florida investigated to see if their was credit card fraud. After investigation officials deemed the cards were not stolen and looked into the purchases, they found the players at fault for misusing funds given to them.
It is unclear what punishment the players received, though some players have missed practice time. One of the players is deemed to have tallied his third infraction with the team, per sources, while the rest were first offenders.
The school did not respond to a request for comment.
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