By MICHELLE BERTRAN<\/p>\n
According to recent rankings, Todd Gurley was a front runner to win the Heisman trophy this year, but that’s probably out of reach for Gurley now that he violated NCAA rules.<\/p>\n
It appears to be that Todd Gurley was charging $8 to $25 for his autograph through the company James Spence Authentication (JSA). It was over 500 items that he signed, which included more than 300 jerseys, more than 30 mini-helmets, more than 70 photos and even 10 baseballs, and nine Nike cleats.<\/p>\n
As stated on sbnation.com<\/a>, university officials found out through an e-mail that was sent to them by an autograph dealer. The e-mail read:<\/p>\n I have video of Todd Gurley doing a private autograph signing ***. He has been paid thousands of dollars for his stuff over the last 18 months. I personally paid him for this signing on the video. I have bought and sold game used equipment from him.<\/em><\/p>\n I want no compensation. Just want someone to leak this story that’s deserving. If you have any interest, give me a call or email. I attached a photo of him in my car signing a mini helmet that I just sold last week on my eBay store.<\/em><\/p>\n All I ask is some privacy until we can touch base.<\/em><\/p>\n I live on Georgia and would crucified if my name was released.<\/em><\/p>\n The video is about 5 minutes long but doesn’t show the money exchange.<\/em><\/p>\n My cell is **********<\/em><\/p>\n I believe this would be the lead story on sports center if ESPN got their hands on this. Hope to hear from you soon.<\/em><\/p>\n As of today, Georgia is no longer selling Gurley No. 3 jerseys on its official website. Gurley holds a school record of 293 all-purpose yards in their season-opener against Clemson, which they won. He also only needed 86 yards in order to pass Garrison Hearst for second place on Georgia’s all-time rushing yards list of 3,147 yards.<\/p>\n According to ESPN, Gurley might not be cleared by the end of the season. However, he is only a junior and could still have one more year to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By MICHELLE BERTRAN According to recent rankings, Todd Gurley was a front runner to win the Heisman trophy this year, but that’s probably out of reach for Gurley now that he violated NCAA rules. It appears to be that Todd … Continue reading