Opponent News: Cliff Harris Rental Car Paid for by University Employee

Nah, he's a good kid. He's just misunderstood.

Seriously, why would you schedule LSU if you're an OOC school? Has this hex not been proven to be 100% real?!!!??

1 in a row has certainly proved it

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LINK (Oregon Breaking News -Online Article For Chicken)

Cliff Harris Rental Car Paid for by University Employee

June 13, 2011
By Steve Andress

EUGENE, Ore. --- Records indicate the vehicle Oregon All-American football player Cliff Harris was driving early Sunday morning, when he was cited for driving 118 mph, was paid for by a university employee.

Oregon State Police tell KEZI Harris was pulled-over shortly after 4:30 a.m. on I-5 south of Albany in a 2011 Nissan Altima. Police say that car was rented from Hertz Rent-A-Car. Police also say Harris was driving with three other people, including two other Duck football players.

Hertz matched the license plate number provided by police with the name of a woman who had the car rented at the time of the incident.

University of Oregon on-line directories show that woman as a member of the faculty/staff.

NCAA rule 16.12.2.3c states:

An institutional employee or representative of the institution's athletics interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to: The use of an automobile.

"So, I rented the car for my own purposes on Friday. Cliff Harris and his licensed friend, who showed me his license, asked to borrow it and paid me the full amount in cash that I paid for the rental," said the woman, who agreed to speak to KEZI, on condition of anonymity.

The woman, who describes herself as a friend of Harris over the past few months, said she was unaware Cliff would be driving and also said she has proof that the amount she paid for the rental car matches two separte deposits she made into her bank account Friday.

"I do have a copy of my bank statement, showing two deposits Friday of $180 and $120."

According to Hertz Vehicle Control, the Nissan Altima was rented Friday, June 10th and returned after business hours Sunday, June 12th at 10:44 p.m..

Oregon Sports Information Director Dave Williford confirmed the athletic department was aware a female rented the car and was not in the vehicle when Harris was cited. Williford said he was not aware the woman who rented the car was an employee of the university and was looking into that matter.

The woman said she was not Harris' girlfriend "or any relation of that matter" and was not a student at UO, just an employee.

She also said she was not sure if the friend that was with Harris when she gave him the rental car was a football player or not.

Again, at the time of the speeding incident, police confirmed two other Oregon football players were in the car but wouldn't identify them, because they were not cited.

JUST IN CASE OREGON TAKES ARTICLE DOWN

Wow.

It's interesting considering that Mark Emmert is president of the NCAA....

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