Earlier this week, the UFL — the attempted upstart league that would challenge the NFL (ed. note: Yeah right, never heard that one before) — held its inaugural draft. In the second round, the team from San Francisco drafted a defensive end out of Auburn, Marquies Gunn. Normally, that might not make headlines, except for the fact that Mr. Gunn has a few, how should we say, indiscretions on his record.

(Dude, don’t be so threatened, he just wants to know if you want any cocaine …)

Yes, the aptly named Mr. Gunn is a drug dealer. According to this report from the ASSOCIATED PRESS, via the boys over at THE BIG LEAD, Gunn was arrested in February for trying to sell cocaine to an undercover police officer three times across a six month period. Hey, we can at least give him credit for his persistence, right?

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We all had our fun ragging Auburn’s athletic department several years ago after a NEW YORK TIMES article blew the whistle on dubious classes some of their athletes were taking. The disputed courses were “independent” study classes that appeared to offer quick credits and passing grades for marginal work or actual education.

Sides were taken, heads rolled, much hand-wringing commenced, you know the drill. Only now has the NCAA reached a conclusion on its investigation, and they’ve cleared Auburn of major wrongdoing. Read more…