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Former Notre Dame QB talking with Novak
Since Notre Dame released former quarterback Demetrius Jones from his scholarship, Jones has been able to talk to any football coach he pleases.
This includes NIU head coach Joe Novak.
In his Tuesday press conference, Novak said Jones is not currently enrolled at NIU.
“The last I heard, he’s not,” Novak said, according to the Aurora Beacon. “He has got a lot of things available to him.”
However, Novak won’t be able call Jones every day to see what his decision will be. NCAA rules allow Novak to call Jones only once a week.
The last time the two talked, it was for a very short time.
“We made a phone call Saturday and I talked with [Jones] for two minutes [immediately after the 42-35 Huskie win at Idaho],” Novak said. “He had some issues. I was in a hurry to get out of Idaho. He said he wanted to talk [more with Novak]. It’s in his court.”
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Let's face it. Demetrius Jones was NOT enrolled in time to meet the transfer deadline.His leaving here confirms it. I'm still wondering how he was able to enroll in classes as quickly as he did without "a little help" from someone. "A little help" that he would not have received if he were not an athlete. Dropping his classes and heading somewhere else keeps the NCAA from coming around and snooping into NIU. It smelled bad from start to finish. Hopefully, the smell goes away and NIU keeps itself clean.