I thought this article was interesting, especially with the recent news that Jon Embree would be joing the staff as a graduate assistant. Alabama (and other programs) are doing the same thing to take advantage of a loophole in the rules. Andy Staples writes:

At Alabama, Groh, who still receives money from Virginia, will take graduate classes and earn a salary comparable to a Starbucks barista. But he'll also be allowed to coach players on the field, and that has coaches and administrators concerned. They worry elite programs are exploiting a position typically used to provide an aspiring coach entry into a competitive field to augment their already substantial coaching braintrusts.

The article goes on to mention several examples of this practice and the general reaction throughout college football, although no mention is made of Jon Embree. If you don't recall, Embree used to be the TE/WR coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, UCLA, and Colorado. I don't really have too much of a problem with this because he seems well qualified as a coach, but it certainly makes me wonder about the merits of Jon being admitted into our graduate school. Obviously, we have some of the most competitive admission standards in the nation so I'd be interested to see his academic credentials. I believe someone else has mentioned this, but it's crazy to think that someone out there will possibly be rejected to a UCLA grad program because of Jon's admission. The entire article is worth a read, and I'd be curious to hear BN's thoughts on the matter.