Bomar Quinn Turned down by Texas State

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Bomar is bomared again

Bobcats coach says team already has 'great chemistry'
By Kirk Bohls
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Thursday, August 24, 2006

SAN MARCOS — Banished Oklahoma football players Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn approached Texas State about possibly transferring to the Division I-AA school but were turned down, Bobcats coach David Bailiff said Wednesday.

Bailiff said he spoke by phone with both players after they were dismissed from the Sooners football team in early August. The players accepted money from a Norman car dealership for work they did not perform, a violation of NCAA rules. Bomar, a quarterback from Grand Prairie, was expected to start for the Sooners again this year as a highly regarded third-year sophomore. Quinn was a sophomore offensive lineman counted on to be a starter this season.

"They're great kids who just got some bad advice," Bailiff said. "It was a crime of stupidity. It just came down to the fact that we have such great chemistry here."

Bomar and Quinn also are considering Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin and Houston, said an official in the Oklahoma athletic department. Bomar also was thought to be looking at Illinois State while Quinn also had Montana on his list.

The Sooners declared the players ineligible, so they would have to appeal to the NCAA to regain eligibility. They may face a penalty for violating the NCAA's extra-benefits clause.

If Bomar and Quinn choose to enroll at another Division I-A school, they would have to sit out a year. They would be immediately eligible at Division I-AA schools, once their pending NCAA issues were resolved.