re: So an LSU student just called Cowherd's show...

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Why would you assume it's against the rules for a college student to accept a car loan?

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... only ones with abnormal terms. Otherwise, cars could be given away to prospects under these terms all the time as a way to lure them in a wink-wink, nudge-nudge way.

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I'm not reading this entire thread, but JaMarcus drove a Tahoe which was stolen right before the Sugar Bowl. He was interviewed on one of the local tv stations about it.

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it was stolen before the 2006 Florida game

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A clever agent got a hold of Brandon at a young age and convinced his mom to give him up for adoption. The agent then adopted Brandon and was able to give him a good life with the promise of returns from pro contracts. His Benz was officially registered to the agent.

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Joke right? If not then link.

Every single scholarship LSU basketball player drives an awesome car.

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... only ones with abnormal terms. Otherwise, cars could be given away to prospects under these terms all the time as a way to lure them in a wink-wink, nudge-nudge way.

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With car loans, there is rarely such a thing as an abnormal term. Anyone who can walk into a dealership can ask for and receive a balloon payment. It's easy for college students because they have higher earning potential than a high school dropout over the life of the loan. A highly recruited scholarship athlete may be viewed as having even more earning potential if not a higher likelihood of paying because of the connections to a high profile and high revenue generating organization.

If profit was the only motive, car dealers would do it all the time with athletes at big colleges. They are probably fighting each other to have Johnny Stud driving around an Escalade with ABC Cadillac branded on the back. The worse case scenario has the collection agencies applying pressure on the athletic dept with threats of starting an investigation into how this athlete was led to believe that affording this vehicle would not be a problem. With generous boosters eager to help their teams and curry favor, payments can be made in a way to incentivize that everyone keep quiet about it.

So it may not be the boosters that start the gift giving - it can just as easily be hungry car dealerships with an appreciation for brokering a deal and leveraging payment with ordinary loans that carry a higher likelihood of being paid off.

So it ends up being the end result that can lead to the appearance of a recruiting violation, when the truth is that the athlete leveraged his value AFTER the recruiting had ended. No doubt violations can still occur, but they don't always start with the intention to dangle cars for signatures.

Also, many athletes get jobs at dealerships and can drive demo cars like a salesman can.
Nothing new. Or illegal.

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They are talking about McKnight/Range Roover deal..

A guy calls up and says he is an LSU student and talks about how Jamarcus drove an Escalade while in school...





Says it cost 46K...I guess he was there when it was bought for him..

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Back in college I worked with an offensive lineman who is pro now. I always asked about cars and what not. He told me "I ain't gonna name no names but Rohan drives a Navigator." I lmao and took it as he got a car to drive

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probably a USC fan acting like an LSU fan

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Nah, he talked Very South LA....