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Hamming it up Crouch could get in trouble for eating a sandwich
Posted: Wednesday May 24, 2000 08:09 PM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A ham sandwich and a cheap plane ride may have gotten Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch in trouble with the NCAA, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Crouch made a campaign appearance earlier this month for Jay Matzke, who is an NU Board of Regents candidate and Crouch's friend. Crouch appeared with Matzke on May 6, and accepted a plane ride through central Nebraska, worth $13.41. The plane traveled to Seward, Beatrice, Hastings and York. He also ate a ham sandwich, valued at $4, at the home of one of Matzke's friends in Hastings. An NCAA spokeswoman said student athletes can campaign, but must act independent of the university and must pay for their own expenses. Matzke, a Seward physician, said Crouch intended to pay for the expenses. Whether Crouch violated NCAA rules regarding acceptance of gifts or whether he faces eligibility loss has not been determined. "I think the NCAA will do the right thing and realize this was all honest and innocent," Matzke told the World-Herald.
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