GREAT NEWS. Second Chances DO Exist for Title IX Accused College Males
Ray Buford the former Gophers cornerback, was merely TIX accused -never charged- but then expelled from the University of Minnesota in 2016. The County Attorney’s Office twice declined to press charges against Gophers players related to the Sept. 2 incident, once after a police investigation and then again after the school’s Title IX investigation. Today, Ray Bulford is set to play for New Mexico State in the U’s season opener… After UMinnesota expelled Buford, he landed at Independence Community College where he played in all 12 games of the 2017 season. He also made brief appearances in the most-recent season of “Last Chance U,” a Netflix documentary that chronicled two junior colleges filled with players seeking second chances from major college programs. New Mexico State gave Buford that second chance after a lengthy vetting process. Buford was accepted and enrolled after the school’s Office of Institutional Equity and Aggies athletics director Mario Moccia looked into his past. Moccia said he spoke with former Minnesota coaches. “When the discussion about recruiting this prospective student-athlete occurred, I asked myself, ‘What is my due diligence?’ And it was (talking to) people I knew and people I trusted.” This week, Bulford tweeted: Psalms 40:2- ‘He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and the mire, he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.’..SOS wishes great success and a healthy life to Ray Bulford and his family.
twincities.com By Andy Greder
