Middle Tennessee OL Preston Bailey told police he used scholarship money to fund his drug business

got love it.....how many stereotypes did this guy just live up to?????

What an Idiot. Do you know how many people want a scholarship for college? How stupid can you be?

Not only do the colleges give athletes scholarships when they can't even spell their name but they even pay for all books etc. and then pay them for food, lodging and even give them cash to pay their bills, then those who actually deserve to go to college have their tuition and school supplies cost increased so much that they can't afford to go.

I like how guys like this get money for college while other hard working, upstanding kids have no hope paying for tuition

The new American dream: make it in sports or start a drug operation.

and this is a surprise?

Another one bolstering the stereotype.

You can take the Man out of the ghetto, but you can't take the Ghetto out of the Man. Sad...

I wish WE had $3,574 a year to spend for JUST food.........................

"Student-athletes received $4,466 for housing annually and $3,574 a year for food. This was in addition to a full scholarship, books and student fees"
Someone PLEASE tell me this isn't common in most colleges. Why should athletes get this much extra money from nowhere, while the non-athletic kids like myself have a fraction of this much help? Especially considering the athletes' track record! I'm sure there are plenty of other stories like this out there (both reported and non-reported)! It's like they're practically burning money!
I just found out I got accepted to go to my dream college in the fall, and my family knows we're going to struggle for my attendance there. Reading this story just made me sick.

Good preparation for the NFL.

Is anyone shocked?

This is why we have stereotypes.

I still don't see how the NCAA thinks $2000 extra a years is going to change anything. Some of these dudes were getting full rides and THAT wasn't enough.

I'm amazed at the lack of respect, morality and common decency among both our "student" athletes and professionals...they set a wonderful example for our children

Bet he will be rioting for tennis shoes next in Orlando.

I am a 1992 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and this makes me sick to my stomach. This is a disgrace to my Alma Mater and his #$%$ should be forced to pay back every single dime spent on him and have his earned credits denied. I'm actually GLAD his career in sports is over.

Wow way to be a stereotype. not trying to be racist but one of the the stereotypes for black people is your either taking drugs or your on drugs. And what did all those civil rights people fight for? so you can go to college and make your family proud selling drugs. I'm tired of all those thug mentality people claimin the white man is keepin me down when you keep Messing your own life up. My friend Is well off and on his way towards a better life he overcame his single parent home in the ghetto. never joined a gang, he worked hard. Never once has he said anyone has kept him down or even tried all i see is someone bringing themselves up. I wish i could see more black men and women like him. it is sad how Little people take responsibility for their own life and they just abuse the system towards their own goal and that goes for all races. no one race holds all the bad, we all share it.

What a fool. He'll now be on welfare for the rest of his life. He had the chance of a lifetime and blew it. Good thing - he would have made a terrible doctor - way too dumb.

And thats why they continue to raise fees and make it that much harder for kids to go to school that are actually going cause they want too and are getting a degree. Its wasted money for them to live very well to just go and mess it up. Its #$%$ if you ask me starting helping the regular middle class people's kids out. so annoying ghetto trash