Hoover (AL) High is back in the national spotlight, and this time it could be a little too bright! And, in the end, the spotlight may show huge flaws in the nationally ranked high school football program that was featured for two seasons on MTV's highly acclaimed show "Two-A-Days".
The Hoover School Board met Wednesday night in closed session to discuss an investigation into possible grade-changing and other academic improprieties involving athletes at the the school. The board was reportedly trying to figure out how much of the $151,000 report to release to the public, and what type of corrective measures should be taken in light of the report's findings.
The investigation has already resulted in Hoover High principal Richard Bishop being fired, and that was followed by the resignation of Athletic Director Jerry Browning.
Head coach Rush Propst, who's been very open about making the program into a national power, continues to sound like an ego-driven, power hungry adult. In a story in USA Today, Propst is quoted as saying, "we're big enough here, and we've been on top for so long that we have detractors."
The thing I remember the most about Propst was a USA Today podcast last year by writer Chris Lawlor in which Lawlor said Propst spent a lot of time "lobbying" with him to make sure his Hoover team was ranked #1 in the USA Today Super 25 High School Football poll. Hoover, which coming into the 2006 season had won four straight 6A state titles, began the season as the #1 USA Today team.
Should be interesting to see the results of the investigation. If Propst is found guilty of the accusations, I'm "lobbying" for him to be fired!
To read the complete story on the investigation, please click here for a story from USA Today.
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