The drug-trafficking trial of Christoper Hawkins, a pivotal figure in the NCAA's case against North Carolina, is expected to be delayed again, the prosecuting attorney said via email Saturday.
Hawkins is scheduled to go to trial Monday in Madison County, Ga., but there are questions about whether Hawkins' defense attorney, Page Pate, will be able to attend Monday's session.
The University of North Carolina has sent a disassociation letter severing ties with Jennifer Wiley, the former tutor associated with the school and NCAA's investigation into possible academic misconduct within the Tar Heels football program.
In the letter, dated Nov. 5 and signed by athletic director Dick Baddour, states that Wiley provided impermissible academic assistance to some of the school’s student-athletes in 2009 and 2010.
The letter also states that Wiley provided impermissible financial assistance in excess of $2,000 in connection with travel and transportation issues. The university released the letters to the media this afternoon as the result of public records requests.
Tyrone Burney said former UNC player Chris Hawkins is the reason his son got suspended for six games by the NCAA.
Burney said his son took trips to Atlanta and Las Vegas with Hawkins, who the NCAA defined as a sports agent after he purchased Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green’s Independence Bowl jersey for $1,000. Green is serving a four-game NCAA suspension.
Burney, a starting cornerback, met Hawkins through Willie Parker, about five years ago, Tyrone Burney said.
University of North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said Thursday the school needs to do a better job monitoring which former football players interact with current team members.
Chris Hawkins, who played for UNC from 2001 to 2003 and said he has met current Tar Heels players while working out in the school’s weight room,
was charged with felony cocaine trafficking and misdemeanor marijuana possession on April 23, 2009, according to a Georgia State Patrol incident report.
Hawkins is involved with the ongoing investigation at UNC, said Baddour, who declined to discuss Hawkins’ relationship with current North Carolina football players.
