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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
UTSA quarterback Owen McCown on messages about Memphis football playbook
UTSA quarterback Owen McCown acknowledged July 25 that he received messages with elements of Memphis' playbook prior to the game between the two teams in 2024.
New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
UTSA QB opens up on former Memphis player sharing playbook in huge college football scandal
UTSA quarterback Owen McCown downplayed any importance of the messages shared with him by ex-Memphis player Tahj Ra-El last season that included parts of the Tigers' playbook. McCown told Sports Illustrated he didn't share the information with teammates or coaches, and that the story, first reported by TigerSportsReport, has been mischaracterized. 'Out of the blue, for whatever reason, [Ra-El] sent me a couple images that were completely irrelevant,' McCown said. 'If anybody gets anything, you're going to look at it, but it was of no help whatsoever to me and anybody, really. I would never do something like that. So it was completely irrelevant. Bottom line is that's not how we process things.' 5 UTSA quarterback Owen McCown last November. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images McCown and Ra-El were teammates at Myers Park High School near Charlotte. UTSA coach Jeff Traylor also said that McCown didn't share the information with him. 5 The alleged messages between McCown and Ra-El. On3, /X 'The moment I found out, I called Owen,' Traylor told SI. 'And Owen called me back and said, 'He was a high school buddy of mine, he randomly texted me some stuff,' and was like, 'Coach, it doesn't even make any sense. That's why I didn't say anything to you about it.' 'I'm in the quarterback room with Owen every day. I know he knew nothing about this. I immediately called [Memphis coach] Ryan [Silverfield] and let him know what Owen told me and Ryan told me it was not a big deal at all.' 5 Former Memphis defensive back Tahj Ra-El. purduesports Ra-El shared the messages before UTSA faced Memphis last Nov. 2, a game the Roadrunners won, 44-36. 'That's all the signals,' Ra-El writes, after sending a play sheet to McCown. According to TigerSportsReport, Ra-El was dismissed from the team in October and he declined comment to TigerSportsReport. He is currently at Purdue. 'Our coaching staff sees the scenario as being mischaracterized and does not have any concerns moving forward,' Purdue told local media in a statement. 5 McCown during a Nov. 15, 2024 game. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Silverfield said he learned of the incident shortly after the game in question. 'There were some rumors going around about it, that our playbook had been shared with him from a former player that was no longer part of our program,' he said. 'And it is what it is. 5 Ra-El in action for Memphis. Don Juan Moore 'As disappointing as it is to not win a football game, the circumstances had nothing to do with that. We've got to move folks forward. Really, in the last 72 hours, it's come back to light. Coach Traylor and I have had conversations together, we've got respect for each other. 'Every coach has had guys who have left in the middle of the season or left before bowl games. Whether you try to cut iPad access to playbook stuff off or whether you give out paper copies to do that, people taking screenshots, taking pictures, it's the nature of [college football] nowadays.'
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Purdue calls leaked playbook allegation against ex-Memphis player 'mischaracterized'
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The Purdue Boilermakers believe the alleged leaking of a playbook from defensive back Tahj Ra-El, a former Memphis player, to UTSA quarterback Owen McCown has been 'mischaracterized.' HT Image Ra-El left Memphis in the middle of last season and has since transferred to Purdue where coach Barry Odom is in his first season. 'Our coaching staff sees this scenario as being mischaracterized and does not have any concerns moving forward,' the athletic department said in a statement given to The Associated Press on Friday. The controversy erupted last week when On3 published screenshots of an alleged conversation between the former high school teammates from Charlotte, North Carolina. 'Far left is coverages. i'll send you better list showing you the call,' the screenshot showed Ra-El wrote. 'But they run qtrs none of they safeties can cover btw (sic).' Ra-El also reportedly told McCown that starting safety Kourtlan Marsh had an injured hamstring. Marsh didn't play in the game, which UTSA won 44-36 after scoring 30 consecutive points to erase a 24-14 halftime deficit. During the American Conference media days, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said the information had 'no bearing whatsoever' on the outcome of that game even though he said he had not heard about the allegations until last week. 'The stuff he sent him didn't make any sense, so he didn't tell me,' Traylor said. 'He was just being nice to his buddy. It got blown out of context in my opinion.' McCown threw for 3,424 yards and 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 13 games last season, his first as the Roadrunners starter. They finished 7-6 and beat Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield reportedly said he and Traylor were seated across from each other during a media day event and they decided it was best to move on from the controversy. ___ AP college football:
Chicago Tribune
4 days ago
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- Chicago Tribune
An ex-Memphis player allegedly leaked team's playbook. His new school, Purdue, says that's ‘mischaracterized.'
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue believes the alleged leaking of a playbook by former Memphis defensive back Tahj Ra-El to UTSA quarterback Owen McCown has been 'mischaracterized.' Ra-El left Memphis in the middle of last season and has transferred to Purdue, where coach Barry Odom is in his first season. Ra-El began his college career at Old Dominion in 2021. 'Our coaching staff sees this scenario as being mischaracterized and does not have any concerns moving forward,' the Purdue athletic department said in a statement to The Associated Press on Friday. The controversy erupted last week when On3 published screenshots of an alleged conversation between the former high school teammates from Charlotte, N.C. 'Far left is coverages. i'll send you better list showing you the call,' the screenshot showed Ra-El wrote. 'But they run qtrs none of they safeties can cover btw.' Ra-El also reportedly told McCown that starting safety Kourtlan Marsh had an injured hamstring. Marsh didn't play in the game, which UTSA won 44-36 after scoring 30 consecutive points to erase a 24-14 halftime deficit. During the American Conference media days, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said the information had 'no bearing whatsoever' on the outcome of that game, even though he said he had not heard about the allegations until last week. 'The stuff he sent him didn't make any sense, so he didn't tell me,' Traylor said. 'He was just being nice to his buddy. It got blown out of context in my opinion.' McCown threw for 3,424 yards and 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 13 games last season, his first as the Roadrunners starter. They finished 7-6 and beat Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield reportedly said he and Traylor were seated across from each other during a media day event and they decided it was best to move on from the controversy.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Purdue calls leaked playbook allegation against ex-Memphis player ‘mischaracterized'
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The Purdue Boilermakers believe the alleged leaking of a playbook from defensive back Tahj Ra-El, a former Memphis player, to UTSA quarterback Owen McCown has been 'mischaracterized.' Ra-El left Memphis in the middle of last season and has since transferred to Purdue where coach Barry Odom is in his first season. 'Our coaching staff sees this scenario as being mischaracterized and does not have any concerns moving forward,' the athletic department said in a statement given to The Associated Press on Friday. The controversy erupted last week when On3 published screenshots of an alleged conversation between the former high school teammates from Charlotte, North Carolina. 'Far left is coverages. i'll send you better list showing you the call,' the screenshot showed Ra-El wrote. 'But they run qtrs none of they safeties can cover btw (sic).' Ra-El also reportedly told McCown that starting safety Kourtlan Marsh had an injured hamstring. Marsh didn't play in the game, which UTSA won 44-36 after scoring 30 consecutive points to erase a 24-14 halftime deficit. During the American Conference media days, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said the information had 'no bearing whatsoever' on the outcome of that game even though he said he had not heard about the allegations until last week. 'The stuff he sent him didn't make any sense, so he didn't tell me,' Traylor said. 'He was just being nice to his buddy. It got blown out of context in my opinion.' McCown threw for 3,424 yards and 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 13 games last season, his first as the Roadrunners starter. They finished 7-6 and beat Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield reportedly said he and Traylor were seated across from each other during a media day event and they decided it was best to move on from the controversy. ___ AP college football:
