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November 6, 2009, 11:15 PM ET
NCAA wants more info from Sidney

by John Gasaway

“Mr. Jackson and his client did not provide all of the information requested since April and his client’s status remains non-certified due to non-response.”

“His client” is Renardo Sidney, a McDonald’s All-American who would be a highly-anticipated freshman for Mississippi State this season if not for some questions arising from his family’s three-year stay in southern California. 

“Mr. Jackson” is Sidney’s attorney, Don Jackson.

And the words themselves are from NCAA spokesman Bob Williams, via an email sent tonight to the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi.

Moral of the story: Do not take one word uttered by Jackson at face value. That specifically includes “and” and “the.”

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