Paying high school coaches

[ANGCatFan]

Interesting comment in the PAC 12 blog from Mark Helfrich:

The impropriety that Helfrich was referring to was about how some high school coaches are able to collect a fee for coming to coach at college camps during the summer. The implication, as stated by Helfrich below, is that some schools might be paying certain coaches who have talented recruits on their high school teams more to come to their college camps as a way to guarantee those players are on campus. In a way, this could be looked as a quasi-official visit.

And if coaches weren't able to bring prospective student-athletes to campus in May or June before an early signing day, this kind of activity could be used more and more by certain coaches.

"We didn't get some kids on campus this summer because we didn't pay their coaches. That's a fact," Helfrich said.

So who is paying for coaches to bring their kids into camps? Is someone telling these kids that your coach may be limiting your recruitment options because he isn't getting paid.