CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 It\u2019s been six months since Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney publicly called out Ole Miss for engaging in what he called \u201cblatant\u201d tampering to lure away transfer linebacker Luke Ferrelli.<\/p>\n
He has heard nothing back despite providing an alleged timeline, evidence and receipts to the NCAA.<\/p>\n
Swinney said Thursday he doesn\u2019t regret pointing the finger at Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding and general manager Austin Thomas. And he again pushed for change and accountability on Thursday for what he called \u201crampant\u201d tampering in college football.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re probably gonna need some congressional help for that,\u201d Swinney said during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason football media days. \u201cThere has to be some type of order put in place. The tampering is a problem. So there needs to be consequences or you just say to heck with it, don\u2019t worry about it, and let\u2019s just call it like it is \u2014 the wild, wild West.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swinney suggested fines, suspensions and even firings should be considered to discourage tampering, which has been a frequent topic of concern in multiple sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is lots of things that can be put in place,\u201d Swinney said. \u201d(Tampering) is rampant because there hasn\u2019t been consequences and I don\u2019t know there has been much fear of consequences. So you\u2019ve got to get some order.\u201d<\/p>\n
Golding defended Ole Miss in April, explaining there are \u201ctwo sides to every story\u201d referring to Ferrelli, who abruptly transferred to Ole Miss 20 days after beginning classes and team meetings at Clemson in January.<\/p>\n
Ferrelli played last season at Cal before originally transferring to Clemson.<\/p>\n
In March, Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey called NCAA language covering tampering rules \u201carchaic,\u201d but stopped short of urging the oversight body to halt tampering investigations.<\/p>\n
Sankey said the new landscape in college sports calls for the rules language to be changed.<\/p>\n
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips on Wednesday urged coaches and administrators to go public with information if they see potential tampering.<\/p>\n
Other ACC coaches have expressed support for Swinney for speaking out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree with Dabo,\u201d Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said. \u201cHe should have been upset. To me that type of tampering shouldn\u2019t happen. It goes back to there needs to be more guardrails. There needs to be a system in place where there\u2019s consequences for doing things you\u2019re not supposed to do, and that\u2019s not in college football right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brohm said it\u2019s one of the reasons he wants to see the Protect College Sports Act passed in Congress.<\/p>\n
The bill that top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best hope to stabilize college sports cleared a key vote in the Senate in June following weeks of input from schools, conferences and athletes.<\/p>\n
It is now currently in the House for a vote.<\/p>\n
The bill would address many areas, including tampering.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may not be perfect for everyone, but I\u2019m all for it,\u201d Brohm said. \u201dI think it\u2019s important that we do something to try to help the game overall and then make adjustments along the way. Until there\u2019s consequences for cheating and tampering, people will continue to skirt the edges.\u201d<\/p>\n
Syracuse coach Fran Brown said he\u2019s not sure any rules will change how some teams conduct business behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people just gonna be certain ways,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThere\u2019s still crime in America, right? It\u2019s just certain things that you\u2019re not gonna ever be able to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swinney said that despite not receiving an update from the NCAA, he doesn\u2019t regret going public with the allegations against Ole Miss \u2014 despite receiving some public criticism.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t owe me an update,\u201d Swinney added. \u201cI did my part. The NCAA, ask them for an update. No idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
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