Alleged Recording of Rush Propst Includes Talk of Illegal Recruiting By Georgia, Alabama

by Clint Lamb about 7 hours agoupdated about 7 hours ago 4

Rush Propst has a history of ethical violations. The longtime high school football coach is most known for his role as Hoover's head football coach on MTV's Two-A-Days back in the early to mid-2000s.

Since then, he's made stops at other schools, but always seems to find himself in trouble. The most recent example is at Valdosta High school, where Propst is currently being investigated for recruiting misconduct and improper use of school funds.

The party raising the alarm is Valdosta Touchdown Club director Michael Nelson. Former Valdosta coach Alan Rodemaker is suing the school board for wrongful termination, and the deposition from Nelson is a part of that lawsuit.

It's an ongoing situation, but a video released Saturday on YouTube has brought up a few questions.

The 15-minute video is titled "valdosta coach Rush Propst and TD Club Pres. M. Nub Nelson" and comes from an account called "smoking gun" — quite the name, right? There's a lot to dissect in the video, but two parts have been highlighted as noteworthy.

First, it's allegedly Propst talking to Nelson — or someone — about Kirby Smart and Georgia's recruiting practices. He talks about the Bulldogs having a "handler," and even cites former star running back Nick Chubb returning as an example of a player who received illegal payments.

That clip can be heard below:

We got a rat Kirby! pic.twitter.com/syi4Zz0ipi

— that SEC podcast (@thatSECpodcast) March 7, 2021

The second clip is Propst allegedly talking about Nick Saban only answering to one person, Paul Bryant Jr. Propsts talks about money funds from down in Mobile that were set up by Paul "Bear" Bryant back in the 60s or 70s, and claims that's how Alabama handles all their recruiting.

Rush Propst claims to have dirt on Nick Saban's Alabama program, too pic.twitter.com/PFNtKVhGTr

— that SEC podcast (@thatSECpodcast) March 7, 2021

Let's be clear: we do not know whether these comments are true or not. It's quite a set of allegations being made by Propst — if it is in fact Propst.

There's one thing to note, however. Nelson is currently accusing Propst of attempting to illegally pay rent for certain players, using stadium advertising funds for personal use and other things involving unethical behavior.

Is it possible Propst was trying to sell Nelson on the idea of allowing ethical violations?

Using two of the biggest college football programs in the country as a way to justify your own actions or behavior wouldn't be an unexpected tactic. It doesn't make his statements false. It just means there could've been an ulterior motive.

This story is still in the very early stages, and there's so much we don't know. At this point, saying anything definitively would be premature, but it will be interesting to see if we hear anymore about this situation.

If it is true, ruh roh Raggy.

The full 15-minute YouTube video of the exchange can be found here.

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