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Tyler Hewlett
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--- Quote from: ytownchief22 on January 30, 2018, 03:22:09 PM ---He was class of 2015. He was never on scholarship here as far as I know. Vindy is wrong.
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May be Vindy is going to report that he has enrolled in YSU and just joined the football team. Someone also has just started a movement to remove him from the team and questioned how he was allowed to be admitted into YSU without a background check.
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Are you reporting this is some kind of a "Ma'lik Richmond version 2" story? You're not mixing the stories of 2 totally separate players, are you?
What the Vindy reported was, and I quote again, "His standout performance on Austintown Fitch High School’s football team earned him a full scholarship to Youngstown State University." If the Vindicator wants to change their story to "he walked on", they can change it, but maybe we should let them speak for themselves?
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I was just kidding about the kind of stories put out by Vindy.... One was in the past.... one could be in the future.
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I know our Ed P will dispute the anti-YSU bias of the Vindy, but to me it is very clear and obvious. If this kid DID NOT receive a scholarship, this reporting borders on criminal. If he received a scholarship, then fine, if not they owe YSU a retraction. We'll see what happens.
IAA Fan:
I would think he would have certainly been offered. BTW, I think the Vindy bias has dissipated in the last couple of years. We had a young ambitious reporter that went out of his way to try and treat YSU as the DI college that is deserves. Now, with Ed in place, the general tone is much better as well. For years YSU controlled much & now I am very happy to see the changes.
edpuskas:
Testimony during the trial/sentencing was where the YSU scholarship stuff originated. YSU contacted the newspaper to deny that a scholarship was offered. My guess is that the previous coaching staff might have looked into the kid or contact him while in high school. YSU says he was not offered a scholarship and it doesn't appear he was ever a YSU student and obviously he was not part of the football program. Could have been the Wolford staff might have seen him as a walk-on type. That would be my guess. ... A correction/clarification was published on Sunday, the day after the original story ran.
go guins:
--- Quote from: edpuskas on January 31, 2018, 08:14:18 PM ---Testimony during the trial/sentencing was where the YSU scholarship stuff originated. YSU contacted the newspaper to deny that a scholarship was offered. My guess is that the previous coaching staff might have looked into the kid or contact him while in high school. YSU says he was not offered a scholarship and it doesn't appear he was ever a YSU student and obviously he was not part of the football program. Could have been the Wolford staff might have seen him as a walk-on type. That would be my guess. ... A correction/clarification was published on Sunday, the day after the original story ran.
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Thanks for the update. Clear, concise and honest reporting is an ever increasing rarity these days. Glad you are with us and the Vindicator!
It is still interesting to me that of the 5 media outlets in the Valley. (3 TV and 2 newspapers) the Vindy's Mr. Weir was the only one reading YSU scolly into his report.
YSU45:
From what I have heard, Tyler never even took the ACT! He wasn't a student or player at YSU.
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