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In his three previous jobs, Derrick Crawford ferreted out government corruption as a special agent with the FBI, targeted white-collar criminals as a state prosecutor in Alabama and protected the NFL from lawsuits as general counsel for the league.

He insists those positions were easy compared to his current one.

Crawford rejoined the NCAA's enforcement division about 18 months ago as a managing director responsible for overseeing investigations. He is one of the highest-ranking members of an almost 60-person department under immense pressure to crack down on cheating in college athletics yet handicapped by low morale, charges of impropriety and insufficient investigative authority.

"This is the most challenging position I've ever had in my 25-year professional career," Crawford said. "The college landscape has changed over the years. The competitive pressure on our membership to win is even greater than it was 10 or 15 years ago. That makes it very difficult. Plus, we are an investigative body but we aren't law enforcement. When I started working here the first time, I was really surprised how many powers I had in federal law enforcement that we don't have here. We have a number of tools in our tool kit, but what we don't have makes our job tougher."

At a time when cheaters in college athletics have become more motivated and more sophisticated than ever because of the pressure to win and the money at stake, the ramifications of not giving the enforcement division sufficient investigative clout are especially dire. Many major violations go undetected or unproven because NCAA investigators begin each case at a disadvantage.
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College coaches on cheating in their sport - FIJItiger MU - 8/26 08:50:51
     RE: College coaches on cheating in their sport - BuckTurgidson KU - 8/26 09:44:36
          It was diplomatic they didn't specifically call out ku(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 8/26 09:49:23
               RE: It was diplomatic they didn't specifically call out ku(nm) - BuckTurgidson KU - 8/26 10:05:36
                    RE: It was diplomatic they didn't specifically call out ku(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 8/26 10:35:53
                         RE: It was diplomatic they didn't specifically call out ku(nm) - BuckTurgidson KU - 8/26 13:00:54
     It stinks. I say all recruits at signing have to get a - GA Tiger MU - 8/26 09:09:40
          RE: It stinks. I say all recruits at signing have to get a - FIJItiger MU - 8/26 09:13:23
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